The cheers for the Knicks at the Barclays Center on Tuesday night were palpable, particularly in the fourth quarter as New York completed its comeback over the Nets to win its fourth straight against its city foe.
Fans were buzzing on social media during the Knicks run, noting the loud chants for the ‘Bockers in what is supposed to be a home court advantage for Brooklyn. Turns out, the players noticed it too.
“I feel like any person in here, it's not fun when you feel like you're at an away game at home,” Mikal Bridges said after the game. “That's for probably any person sitting here. Any person alive.”
Josh Hart had some fun with his former college teammate, responding to a clip on X (formerly known as Twitter) of Bridges’ comments by saying, “Yo bro call me.”
As for the Knicks side, they enjoyed every second of it, as the Brooklyn crowd came alive for the visiting team over the final 12 minutes of play.
“It was lit,” Julius Randle said. “Especially when we came back, the crowd really got into it. It was good to hear the New York Knicks chants at Barclays. That's always fun.”