You don't need to know basketball to know how bad the New York Knicks have been for 20 years. And Wednesday was the indicator to how tortured fans were. Elfrid Payton commits a hard foul on Memphis Grizzlie Jae Crowder as Crowder shoots an attempted three pointer with the Grizzles up by 18 with 50 seconds left in the game. It draws a scuffle and the fans chime in with chants of "sell the team" as it happens.
The epitome of embarrassment. And this was in front of owner James Dolan. He went after a teenager who was chanting. There was an apology on both sides, but that doesn't matter. Dolan's attitude is a disgrace. The fact that he avoids the media and tries to avoid angry fans, it doesn't magically disappear when you get to your big mansion. A number of NBA legends think removing him as owner would make the Knicks better. It's New York City. People want winners. About almost every team has had some form of success since 1999. Not this group.
It's why I think Adam Silver, the commissioner, has no spine. He puts no effort to punish Dolan because he's afraid of ratings plummeting in New York. The late David Stern would have done something to at least make them competent. How much more low does it need to be before intervening? The Oakley incident a few years ago, the fines over the last year. Silver needs to step in NOW! Otherwise, we'll keep watching the NBA's version of the Cleveland Browns.
Somebody fix them.
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