NYPD Clash With Knicks Fans Near Bryant Park Following NBA Finals Loss
Maybe we should have more small market champions lmao
i remember seeing some mild outrage at San Antonio’s “honking” tradition, where it’s just them slowly driving around and honking lol
well, someone did die honking last week. he was only 17, and fell off a car. it’s mostly the dancing on cars, shooting fireworks and guns that people get mad about, not the honking.
it’s fun if people don’t do stupid stuff.
Yeah that was really sad. We are mostly really respectful with our celebrations though.
If Spurs win there will be no need to grease the lampposts
They are wildin out on Military. It’s different than it was back in the day. And I did hear someone pop off like five shots after the win last night. People suck.
new Yorkers should act like they have been there before…oh yeah. losers
If cowboys make a superbowl their fans will never be this organized
Mostly because they don’t live in Dallas.
The working class ones do. They just can’t afford to go to games.
We live all over the state of Texas my guy
La did riots when they won championships. Ny doing riots after every game.
😂 nah fr. I was watching this thinking the Knicks might have TOO MUCH city support. Even though they would’ve destroyed the city even had they won last night 😅
Lmao. I swear there were posts about our Fans doing some silly shit last year that paled in comparison to this and people were saying we have the worst fans in the NBA. I need to go searching for those posts.
LA goes wild but we are rarely this much of lunatics. Maybe sometimes but at least its not common practice tto go around beating the shit out of people in rival jerseys. thats some weak shit. Cant stand new yorkers. For many reasons but this is definittely a major one.
You don’t even see this in big cities lol
Champions?
“my team just lost, fuck this tree”
Call me a pussy but it genuinely upsets me that they destroyed those plants/trees. Fucking losers.
I feel the same way lol
What the tree do to them??
It’s because the tree has more purpose in life than that a******.
The tree produces oxygen which is a net benefit. I can promise you that guy hasn’t produced anything positive.
They thought it was Wemby
100%. Tear down signs but fucking with the plant life and greenery in a city is like shitting your own pants and acting tough. Pure dipshittery.
Following the president’s lead
No, that’s giving them an excuse. They’re just dumb idiots with no purpose in life.
Yeah but how do we make it about trump
Well he is a NYC guy
This is just New York. Even before Trump lol
Or don’t tear down anything because it’s not that serious. Like jfc people need to learn to regulate better
Fucking losers.
All chasing clout, I’m surprised the kid didn’t get dropped by someone who thought it was a shitful thing to do.
Someone throws a punch in a situation like this and all it would do is start a small brawl between kids and idiots
No I’m with you. Were already stuck in this concrete mess 24⁄7. why destroy the little greenery that exists?
tbf maybe they’re drunk and confused it for Wemby, both being tall and skinny
It’s just senseless.
Glad I’m not alone on this. Fucking degenerate soup out on the streets.
I felt this 100%. Bought my home recently and redid all the grass, plants, trimmed the tree. If someone destroys it for no reason I would be livid lol. So when I seen them destroy that plant made me so angry. Just pointless.
I’m the same way. We need more trees more than we need more assholes.
Seriously. I see a bunch of stupid kids just looking for an excuse to wreck havoc. It’s embarrassing to see. Fans like this make it embarrassing to be a Knicks fan.
yo where’s Treebeard when you need him
Lmao I can just picture an army of ents swatting these morons like Wemby to a bunch of Brunsons. Knicks in 5 tho
Wembtree
They would’ve fucked up these trees anyway if the Knicks won.
Kawhi Tree guy in Toronto would never.
OMG I just realized the connection between tree guy and the Aspiration thing. That dude was the oracle.
https://youtu.be/d_XpsVujmp4?si=KEstkT-JOOTa0AOT
This actually all happened during the game, well before the end. Cops had cleared out that area by then.
tldr: There was no actual motivation
Tree —- treee??? — 😑 - Trae…..
Yep this is Trae Young’s fault. F*ck Trae Young
This shit is so cringe lol
Fkn unbearable lmao
The people doing it suck. The people running around with their phones out trying to record everything for Instagram clips suck just as bad. It’s like everyone is their own personal TMZ, except even TMZ isn’t this fucking lame.
Real loser shit. I don’t claim them, they probably don’t watch the games or just started watching when Knicks made the playoffs
Destruction continues to spread in NY, awful scenes
classic new yorker behavior I’m afraid
It’s a fucking week night too. Like don’t these people have jobs or school?
I’d imagine it’s summer break for most. Bold of you, however, to assume these people have jobs
NYC gonna fucking burn win or lose the chip lol.
i could not think of a more unimaginable job rn than being an officer for the nypd
They should make a TV show about them.
I’ll only watch it if their captain is a gay black man
They make like $300k a year in overtime to play Candy Crush and occasionally brutalize an innocent person, the cops’ll be fine
Zero chance a beat cop makes 300k 😂
Have you seen the budget for the NYPD? Its more than some countries gdp
New York has more people than entire countries
Wish I could upvote you twice. Such a simple concept to grasp. Roughly 100 countries in the entire world have a lower population than NYC.
They make 120K+ after 5 years and no promotions (not including OT or shift differentials) so they’re prolly close to 200K lol
Ok. That a far cry from 300k upfront 😂
Being sanitation in NYC has gotta be worse
I mean yeah and a lot of the reason is that whenever you get these massive crowds and all the hype about what’s going on, you’ll also get a ton of idiots who join just to cause trouble. I guarantee a number of people there don’t even care much about the games and just want to be part of some out of hand party while causing problems
When Brazil hosted the World Cup in 2014, everyone was certain that either upon elimination or upon winning the tournament, that Brazil would face massive riots.
However it never materialized because Germany destroyed them so badly, everyone just went home.
For those that don’t know Germany was up 5-0 in the first 29 minutes of play. At halftime the German coach told his team to slow down the scoring to lessen the humiliation. Germany even gave Brazil a 90th minute consolation goal to make it “only” 7-1.
That would be the best case scenario for NYC.
But given the behavior of some “fans” after a game 3 loss where Knicks are still up 2-1, I fear the worst. Although a game 6 loss on a last second game winner would be my bet for the worst tinelime for the city.
Win or lose, the city will burn. Just look at Paris after PSG won the Champions league.
Piss smelling metro ☑️
Iconic architecture ☑️
Rioting for every final ☑️
$5 coffees ☑️
NYC should be called New Paris
$5 dollar coffee? Where? That’s cheap over here in NY lol
All of them with their phones up trying to go viral
What else do you expect from the “look at me” generation
No no, this is that rich culture we’re cultivating here in the US through a careful intertwining of consumerism and self discovery! ☺️
I was there yesterday and didn’t even know this shit is happening. Most our side just walked out normally but the amount of folks with cameras and microsphones is ridiculous.
dumbass kids who weren’t even fans 2 years ago trying to take advantage of crowded situations
everyone trying to get a clip of themselves doing something ‘crazy’
not that any of it is actually crazy tho, these kids are breaking small public property and riding on the back of police trucks protected by the crowd yet act as if they are setting fire to Paris against riot police lmao
This is it. Sidetalk started out as a fun thing where people were cheering and being ridiculous. Now everyone’s trying to 1 up each others craziness and go viral. It’s been bad since last year.
Two years ago is kind. They probably weren’t fans two weeks ago. A lot of brand new Knicks gear all over NYC right now.
I welcome all fans of the Knicks, but social media and wanting to go viral (looking at you sidetalknyc and all the copycats) just makes things suck. I don’t care if you don’t know who Shane Larkin is, I do care if you’re just bandwagonning to justify doing dumb shit
They’re still not fans. They just want to be famous on the internet.
Shit like this makes me embarrassed to be a fan of sports
Mob mentality brings out the worst in people
Fuck did the tree do?
Provide oxygen that spurs breathes during game lmao
The spelling is too close to Trae
this is so funny bro😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
It looked like wemby
F tree young was probably their thinking
And people cry that Philly is trashy
It is. And so is NYC.
lol, so is Boston.
No argument there.
Exactly, these two things aren’t mutually exclusive.
I’ve never understood the stupid fan tendency to burn their cities down (win or lose). Decades of making this quasi-acceptable because it’s expected and happens all the time.
Like the avoidably high number of gun deaths.
Or going bankrupt to pay for medical attention and treatment.
There are far more things that ought to make people riot and cause property damage… but it’s usually just a sport team winning or losing that causes the most damage.
Kinda shows you every you need to know about the state of humans.
You might be surprised, but there are a lot of countries where this doesn’t happen
And somehow, countries where sports hooliganism is even worse.
Yup, sadly many people are really inconceivably fucking stupid
Mob mentality and alcohol
[removed]
Worst fanbase in the league
And there was some dude on this hellsite the other day trying to convince me that if the Knicks won the series there wouldn’t be massive chaos and destruction. 😂 Of course there will be. Win or lose, NYC is getting destroyed.
Yeah!! I got attacked by Knicks fans on here for saying I wouldn’t want to be outside with their fans and would rather watch the game at home lol.
I live in Orlando and I’ve been jumped down here too years ago….nothing good ever comes from huge groups of drunk 16-24 year old dudes in one place. It’s just common sense
I’ve seen quite a few videos of spurs fans having to be escorted to their cabs by police last night. Anytime I see fans taunt another team after a loss, it makes me so embarrassed for the good fans
What’s crazy is that this is “light” destruction technically.
Accurately put. Well said
The whole NYPD hopes to god the Knicks never go to the finals again lol
What a fucking losers.
Worst fans in sports cmv
What in the low IQ?
This is what people think eagles fans do after losses.
Guess there’s shitty people everywhere huh.
Such losers.
America the beautiful 🎶
I better never hear a new yorker say shit about the philly sports fans ever again
Title is actually pretty misleading - this all happened DURING the game.
The result had no bearing on this at all, people were simply doing this because they could. Nothing to do with the basketball.
source: was there
Clout chasing losers. Most of them weren’t even following the Knicks during the regular season.
I get being heartbroken after a tough loss, especially when you’ve invested so much emotionally in a team. But seeing people damage things and create problems for others is just sad. Sports should be about competition, community, and shared moments - not this.
These people are bad apples taking advantage of a chaotic situation to wreak havoc.
Really funny that you leave this comment in one place and another comment accusing Philly fans of doing the same thing. So is it bad apples or fanbases?
Yup, reminds me of the protests/looting that happened in 2020. Lots of people (mostly young) just came into Midtown/Lower Manhattan and formed groups to destroy shit. Usually this idiots are dispersed throughout multiple boroughs
Not fans. Just dumbasses chasing clips and clout.
There’s a common theme in all those video clips
Usual suspects?
always is
Wtf!? Are they tearing down a tree? Also, the cops just look defeated. Dude straight chugged on a car in front of them and basically got to walk away.
I was inside the park. This happened in the 4th quarter, we were either up or tied. Nothing to do w knicks losing. People are idiots. The cops have a terrible job to do, and i give them a lot of credit for how they handled last night.
I wonder if the mayor regrets his decision to open the park for a watch party now lol
How is the dude drinking while standing on a police car allowed to walk away freely, why is that not a felony?
JFC.
How stupid do you have to be to care *this* much?
Are the New York Knicks helping you pay your bills? Take care of your family?
Get a grip.
They don’t care. No real fan would be on the streets destroying shit after a heart breaking loss. These people were doing this win or loss, just an “excuse” to be destructive
Mamdani needs to reinstate bedtime
Knicks fans deserve to lose no matter what
New Yorkers need to learn a thing or two with the French.
You don’t destroy a public park, you destroy private property
Can we stop acting like this is a feel good story? This team deserves another 20 years of irrelevance. This is worst behavior I’ve seen from any American sports fanbase
God forbid these idiots use this energy to make their city a better place.
Like if ur gonna try (and fail miserably) to destroy shit atleast choose something other than a little twig
Jumping on top of a cop car and not getting arrested is absolutely wild
I’ll be blunt. I’m perfectly OK with an excessive use of force here. These people need to KNOW this isn’t the way you should handle yourself.
Lol damn NY is fucked whether they win or lose the series.
“Hey fellas look! If you look at that tree from afar, squint your eyes, take away its leaves, imagine its branches as arms and that it’s wearing a black jersey, it SORTA looks like Wemby… get em!!”
Poor tree
Do you understand why they cancelled the watch party outside of Madison Sq Garden now? The media don’t want America to see what a lawless place NYC is. 😞
Great job Mamdani
Kids with lack of parenting. It’s really that simple.
Where’s the mayor that “turned” NY around?
They’re up 2-1 after three games and this is how they react….imagine if they hopefully lose the whole series?! Gotham will burn 🔥🔥😂
This shits embarrassing. It’s no wonder every fan base hates the Knicks cuz win or lose they do loser shit like this. Been a Knicks fan my whole life and want nothing more than to see us get one, but genuinely worried ppl using this series just to riot and go viral. Damn shame
Where ice when you need them
How is this related to basketball? This is straight up destruction of public property. Using the loss as an excuse to do criminal activity. Animals.
No father was involved while growing up, you can just tell 😂
What’s the Mayor gonna say about this?
Disgusting
Tbh I doubt these people even watch the games throughout the season or know the players and just want to cause chaos.
Fuck these assholes tearing up our city
These are just pieces of shit pretending to be fans so they can be violent. The Knicks fanbase is certainly crazy, but I’d bet a lot of these assholes didn’t watch a game all season. People like this ruin it for everyone.
I see them acting obnoxious and rowdy on the internet and at away games, I think they are just like this.
This is repulsive 🤮
Wtf even compels ppl to do this shit bro. “The Knicks lost, so imma take it out on a tree.” How fucking stupid is that? wtf the tree do to you?
So thats where that one dude in the fight clip got the bus sign from lmfao
That’s just a regular Monday night
I just don’t understand why this happens.
Just makes me want to stay out of civilisation and cities even more.
It’s just strange and sad at the same time.
I mean, we all knew there were people planning on doing this no matter if they won or lost.
Fuck me… I would rather love in Ukraine then in this shit hole lol
Karma is a bitch and she does not like this behaviour. It is going to be a hearthbreak.
It’s not about the teams. Just stupid people finding the opportunity to do stupid things.
It’s the same thing here in Europe. They just find a shelter and fellow stupid people.
And so it begins
omg hahaha
The usual suspects…….. New Yorkers.
Hopefully they just use these clips to identify and press charges like they did after the capital insurrection. FAFO
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a likable team with such a garbage fanbase. I know this isn’t representative of all Knicks fans, but that’s more jackasses breaking shit in the streets than you’ll see from other teams’ fans.
All these losers trying to go viral
Man, the internet killed civilization. Every time, the dumbest stuff gets recorded.
Bunch of animals
Thats the sign the dude grabbed and smacked someone with it lol. Dumb asses were fighting each other over a lost lol
Bunch of fcking idiot teens
City is going to be obliterated win or lose 😭
What the tree do?
Is this why living in NYC is so expensive? Cause they have to repair the city after every sports game?
Like animals that escaped a zoo
The most overrated shit city.
Stomping a tree is weak shit
Why do people not have the same amount of enthusiasm when Trump is slowly destroying their country. Sad state of affairs man
For once I feel for the cops. Some of them are not even Knicks fans
Damn cops are just letting them get away with that shit.
Trashing your own city is stupid. These young kids need to learn
How is this acceptable behavior in a supposedly civilized country?!?
Laker fans would never😂😂😂😅
Ya’ll lost….idiots.
This is what happens when you don’t pay taxes, NYC is doomed
Gotham
Usual suspects
This is just the youth on some bullshit bugging out cause they feel like they can, too much going on to get caught so you do whatever you want, go viral.
It’s not okay, and they need to get this shit under control asap but this shit ain’t no surprise.
Knicks giving Eagles fans a run for their money, bunch of fucking animals wtf