Evan Neal is the latest New York athlete to go at the fanbase, recently calling Giants fans “sheep” who “flip hot dogs and hamburgers” in response to being booed at MetLife Stadium during Monday’s loss to the Seahawks.
For Keith McPherson, it is the latest piece of evidence that New York athletes just aren’t made the same anymore.
“They get so in their feelings about how the fans are negative,” Keith said. “If you just went out there and balled out, it changes. Julius Randle is a perfect example…once the Knicks started winning, he realized how powerful the fanbase is and how powerful this city is, and how doing it here is different.
“If you can do it here, if you can perform here, you become immortal.”
Randle had his own experience feuding with New York fans, flashing a thumbs down at the MSG crowd during a down season, which he regretted and spent last season remaking his image in Gotham as an All-Star. Still, there have been many others who have spoken out against their own fans, which Keith says didn’t used to happen.
“These kids are soft, man,” Keith said. “These kids are soft.”