“[T]he [New York] Knicks, as presently constituted,
are a regular and deeply appreciated source of unintentional comedy. Despite
playing in the best basketball city on earth, there is no common-sense scenario
the Knicks cannot hilariously bungle. Over the past couple of decades, this
franchise has become the New England Patriots of the self-inflicted disaster.
It would be insincere for me to not acknowledge this levity has an upside. These
are challenging times, and when the news is mostly grim, like it is now, we can
always laugh at the Knicks, habitually walking straight into a screen door.”—Jason
Gay, “Knicks Let Spike Lee Walk Out the Door,” The Wall Street Journal, Mar. 6, 2020
Knicks management does an excellent job generating
laughs without outside assistance, thank you very much. But if you need more
chuckles beyond what they (or Jason Gay) can provide, then you’ll watch to see this hilarious YouTube clip urging Jim Dolan
to “Sell the Team”. (There’s even a tune to this effect, done to the tune of “Let
It Be!”)
(A tip of my cap to my college friend—and fellow
longtime Knick sufferer—Mike R. for bringing this to my attention.)
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