Brooklyn Nets Declare War on the "Manhattan Knicks"

[Alexander The Great]

The new Brooklyn Nets rolled out their new stars Friday afternoon in a press conference/pep rally at Borough Hall - the duo that GM Billy King calls the “best backcourt in the NBA” - and it didn’t take long for Brooklyn to declare an all-out hoops war on Manhattan.
Standing in front of about 1,000 fans who’d come to cheer on recently re-signed guard Deron Williams ($98 million over five years) and new acquisition Joe Johnson (four years, $89 million), Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz got down to business - and insults.

“For nearly 40 years the Manhattan Knicks have shown they can’t bring the championship home to New York, so it’s going to take the Brooklyn Nets to get the job done,” Markowitz bellowed. “So move over Manhattan - enough airballs. You had your chance.”
Markowitz got a little support from Johnson, who also proclaimed the Nets the “best team” when asked who’s tops in New York.
“The Nets, definitely the Nets,” Johnson said.

It was Markowitz, however, who carried the spear for Brooklyn, even dissing Madison Square Garden, the “mecca” of basketball.”
“Now that the Barkley Center is in town the national basketball spotlight is focused on Brooklyn’s big stage and Madison Square Garden just doesn’t have that same sparkle anymore,” he said. “By the way, for any Brooklynites still rooting for the Manhattan Knicks, as of November and on I’m giving you fair warming. It’s treason to support the outer borough’s team over our Brooklyn Nets.

“Besides when it comes down to it, we all know the Brooklyn Nets will shut down the Manhattan Knicks when they play for the first time.”

“It's not just about winning a local championship or a regional championship," the coach said. "It's really about winning an NBA championship, and that's what our focus is on.

Read more: Joe Johnson says Nets

 

[Rev]

This is a joke, right?

 

[StatUS]

Ok Brooklyn

 

[NYC Rebel]

I was there.

Marty Markowitz was straight shytting on Manhattan. He said "Let me tell you the difference between Manhattan and Brooklyn Joe and Deron. In Manhattan, they drink (fill in with obscure high end wines)_________________." In Brooklyn....we love Alize blue. Hennesy Black and Brooklyn Beer."

He was going IN!!!

 

[TYBG]

 

[Rev]

*waits for "manhattan keep on makin' it, brooklyn keep on takin' it" lines*

 

[PTBG]

I can't front that made me laugh. A Knicks and Nets playoff series Do it Stern!!

 

[NYC Rebel]

I was in tears.

They had the Nets come out to Ante Up....and the hipsters in the crowd kept their hands down.



So I started making anti hipster comments to the crowd and the real Brooklyn niqqas were in friggin tears!!

 

[Alexander The Great]

I was in tears.

They had the Nets come out to Ante Up....and the hipsters in the crowd kept their hands down.



So I started making anti hipster comments to the crowd and the real Brooklyn niqqas were in friggin tears!!

man you should have recorded it

 

[NYC Rebel]

LOL @ the owners, realtors, coaches and everyone being mentioned and not a SINGLE MENTION of Jay-Z at the rally.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

I was out and about around lunch time and I was wondering what the deal was

And so it begins

LOL @ the owners, realtors, coaches and everyone being mentioned and not a SINGLE MENTION of Jay-Z at the rally.

They played Empire State of Mind though

 

[Crack Daniels]

All Marty needed was some bombs and you woulda thought he was Flex out there. Straight jokes

 

[NYC Rebel]

All Marty needed was some bombs and you woulda thought he was Flex out there. Straight jokes

Marty was like "I'm giving you Brooklyn fans in love with that Manhattan team till November to get out of the borough!!!"

 

[Swiggy]

O'Warriorscomeoutandplaaayyyyayyyy-ass nikka

 

[intruder]

I LOVE IT!!!!

Anything that sh!ts on the Knicks is fine with me.

Welcome to the NBA Brooklyn. Just dont become like typical Knicks and Jets fan and I wont add you to my sh!t list.