Trae Young trolls Knicks fans during Thunder-Nuggets Game 7
Trae Young just had to try to antagonize Knicks fans while he was off watching Game 7 between the Thunder and Nuggets, taking a dig at the fanbase's passion in a post on X on Sunday afternoon.
The Hawks' star has long embraced the villain role against the Knicks, dating back to the 2021 playoffs when Atlanta knocked the Knicks out off the back of Young's play in the series, and since then, he has faced the wrath of fans whether he's playing at Madison Square Garden or not.
And he seemed to happily take a shot at Knicks fans when he suggested on Sunday that the fans in Oklahoma City were louder than those at MSG.
3 Hawks guard Trae Young reacts on the court in the second half. The New York Knicks defeat the Atlanta Hawks 119-110 at Madison Square Garden.
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'Hot take but not.. OKC fans are louder than Knick fans. Happy Sunday!' he wrote on the social media platform.
While Young may be trying to insert himself into the conversation long after his Hawks were bounced from the playoffs, the Knicks and their fans seem to have much bigger things on their minds with the team's first trip to the conference finals since 2000 on the horizon.
3 Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) celebrates after scoring against the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter during game seven of the second round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center.
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The streets around Madison Square Garden turned into wall-to-wall pandemonium after Friday's Game 6 win over the Celtics to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference finals and a date with the Pacers.
Young's season ended in April when the Hawks were eliminated from the postseason in the NBA Play-In Tournament with losses to the Magic and Heat.
The short-lived postseason appearance for Atlanta also included Young being ejected from the game in the loss to the Magic.
3 Knicks guard Jalen Brunson #11, celebrates with the fans after hitting a 3-point shot in the fourth quarter.
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Knicks fans will get the chance to prove Young wrong when their series with the Pacers begins on Wednesday in Midtown Manhattan.
The Knicks will host Game 1 and Game 2 at Madison Square Garden, where the atmosphere is expected to be electric.
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