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I have the same morning routine every morning – I brush my teeth, I tell myself that today is the day I start eating better, and then I thank the powers that be that I’m not a New York Knicks fan.
Because nobody deserves to be one of those.
The Knicks are easily one of the most embarrassing franchises in all of sports. And I’m not just talking about the lack of results they have on the floor… but also how they’re ran, starting and ending with owner James Dolan.
Did you see what happened the other night at Madison Square Garden? Security confronted a fan for chanting “Fire Dolan!” because apparently you’re not allowed to yell out good ideas while at a Knicks game. The fan told TMZ that he chose to leave the stadium and spend his money elsewhere.
When it comes to terrible owners in sports, Dolan is right there shaking hands with Daniel Snyder while looking around and saying “where is everybody else?” The man seems more interested in performing in his folk band – which is just dull poison on your ears – than building a winner in New York.
Just this past summer the Knicks thought they’d get big free agents to join the team because of the building in which they play their home games. Like guys were gonna do whatever it took to play at the “Mecca of Basketball,” which once you’re inside MSG these days it feels like every other vanilla stadium thanks to some renovations that took all the life out of the place.
Last year Dolan banned a fan for life from MSG because he yelled that Dolan should sell the team.
A year before that he kicked out Knicks legend Charles Oakley.
And this year the Knicks are already holding wild press conferences in which they’re basically apologizing for stinking so much at basketball, as they’ve started the year 2-8 and are in last place in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks have been awful at drafting players, signing free agents, and making the playoffs – they’ve only won one playoff series since 2000-01 season.
Now they’re continuing to pay rent at an address listed as “Rock Bottom,” a place they’ve called home for many years.
They’ll likely stay there, too, until Dolan finally does the right thing and sells the team.
Until then, a lot of us can all smile each morning and bask in the glory that comes with knowing you don’t cheer for such a pathetic franchise.
Feels great, doesn’t it?
Monday’s big winner: Jeopardy contestant Dhruv Gaur and Alex Trebek.
Something pretty special happened on Monday night’s episode of Jeopardy! during Final Jeopardy, as contestant Dhruv Gaur opted to write as his answer, “We love you, Alex.” It caught Trebek, who’s battling cancer, by surprise as he choked up and thanked Gaur. It was a great moment, and one you should watch.
Quick hits: The Rock responds… NFL QB hip warmups are a thing… Steph Curry on MJ… And more!
– The Rock responded to Nate Diaz calling him out after UFC 244.
– Jimmy Garoppolo showed off his hip-thrusting warmup routine before MNF. This is apparently becoming a thing.
– Steph Curry seems to think Michael Jordan is a hater of his.
– Ed Orgeron had an on-brand Saturday night after beating Alabama.
– Check out our latest tanking rankings to see which NFL teams are making the best/worst moves to get the No. 1 pick next year.
(Follow me on Twitter at @anezbitt. It might change your life. Just don’t tell me about your fantasy team.)
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