Monday night’s game between the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets admittedly was one of the season’s more savory highlights so far:
Two New York City NBA teams -- more or less evenly matched in skill -- going head-to-head at the brand-new Brooklyn Barclay's Arena!
What’s better is the game went into overtime, underscoring even further the thin line between what separates the greatness of Brooklyn as a borough from the preeminence of New York City as a whole.
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“I’m a Knicks fan to the end,” said one native New Yorker who has lived for the past 16 years in Central Brooklyn. “…But I wouldn’t be too upset if the Nets won this one either.”
Whether you are a native Brooklynite, longtime Brooklynite, or whether you just arrived here within the last five years, it all begs the question: Are you a New Yorker first or a Brooklynite first?
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Even Spike Lee -- known globally for representing Brooklyn with fierceness and unwavering pride but who is also known equally for his unbending loyalty to the Knicks – last night had to poke fun at the irony of it all (see commercial attached).
So for all you Brooklynites who have been Knicks supporters, what’s it gonna be now: The Knicks or the Nets?
Will you represent your borough. Or your city?
And, why?
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