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Wtf is this, who the hell is this Markowitz dude? Talking a lot of shit and havent done anything at all. The Manhattan Knicks, this guy is mad disrespectful. If this doesnt fuel the Knicks then nothing will.The Brooklyn Nets rolled out their first basketball stars Friday — a duo that GM Billy King dubbed “the best backcourt in the NBA” — and it didn’t take long for an all-out hoops war to be declared on the Knicks.
Standing in front of about 1,000 fans who showed up to celebrate Deron Williams and Joe Johnson at a pep rally outside of Borough Hall, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz got down to business — and insults.
“For nearly 40 years the Manhattan Knicks have shown they can’t bring a championship to New York, so it’s going to take the Brooklyn Nets to get the job done,” Markowitz said. “So move over Manhattan — enough air balls. You had your chance.”
Before the pep rally — which was relatively tame compared to the Miami Heat trio’s coming-out party two years ago, although the Brooklyn version did include streamers and a party van — Johnson also declared victory when asked which team is best in New York.
“Definitely Nets,” Johnson said. “Brooklyn Nets.”
It was Markowitz, however, who carried the banner for Brooklyn, even dissing the Knicks’ newly renovated arena across the bridge.
“Now that the Barclays Center is in town, the national basketball spotlight is focused on Brooklyn’s big stage and Madison Square Garden just doesn’t have the same sparkle anymore,” said Markowitz, comparing it to the old rivalry between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Yankees. “By the way, for any Brooklynites still rooting for the Manhattan Knicks: as of November and on, I’m giving you fair warning: 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.”
Source: New York Daily News