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We talked to someone who was at the Knicks game in Boston Thursday night and he told us he saw something he'd never seen at a sporting event before––a fan ripping off his team's jersey and throwing it onto the court in disgust. The Boston crowd loved it. The gesture came as the Knicks were trailing the Celtics by 50 points in what would come as the team's second-worst scoring performance in the history of the franchise. Boston went on to win the game 104-59. The Daily News tracked down the dejected fan and identified him as 36-year-old Edward Barnes from East Islip, Long Island.
Barnes is a superfan, to say the least. He sports eight tattoos, all orange in tribute to the Knicks. He also drives an orange Humvee, sleeps in orange-striped sheets, and wears orange sunglasses. His eyebrow ring is blue. "Everything is blue and orange for the Knicks - my office, my car. I've got problems, I tell you."
Thursday's game was nationally televised and Barnes had driven up to Boston to celebrate his nephew's birthday. He was seated near TNT reporter Craig Sager, who he bet that he'd surrender his Knicks jersey if the team fell behind by 50 points. They did and Barnes did, and the NBA even included his throw-down in a clip (it's at the end).
In addition to the positive reaction he received from Celtics fans, we're sure that there are many Knicks fans who can sympathize with Barnes' frustration. The team isn't just terrible; the whole organization seems dysfunctional, suffering a sex harassment scandal earlier this year involving embarrassing behavior by coach Isaiah Thomas. Barnes thinks Thomas needs to go and calls guard Stephon Marbury "a bum."
The Knicks actually won their following game after Barnes' jersey-tossing. Maybe he's on to something.
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Oh, man - an orange Humvee? At least Barnes admitted he has problems, but I feel so bad for his wife.
Man, I really miss the good old days of John Starks and Patrick Ewing. It just saddens me to think how far away the Knicks are from that - in so, so, so many ways.
I say we just throw in the towel and start over. Let exciting young players who come from college teams with the will to play together take a chance and grow, while those older players run out their contracts on the bench. This sorry lot is not worth watching, not worth caring about, and frankly, not worth a pile of doo. I'd rather the Knicks turn into a small market team with some serious effort than a bunch of, well, losers.
The wife sounds very patient:
"We have to get orange sunglasses, orange watches, orange cars," she said, noting that they also have a Knicks garbage can in the bathroom. "I have white sheets with orange stripes on them. It is sickening."
By the way, maybe he should take all that orange-and-blue and start rooting for the Mets :)
Someone should introduce Mrs. Barnes to Anucha Browne Sanders.
"For her part, Barnes' wife, Tiffany, 32, said her husband's obsession has dominated her life. Among other things, she's forced to live in a home that resembles a Creamsicle" -OMG LOLs at the creamsicle part.
Just a quick correction, the Knicks have actually only played one game since their loss to Boston. They won on Friday against the Bucks and are playing again tonight against the Suns.
Right, thank you. It was their prior two games that they'd won b/f the Boston blowout.
Anybody who buys an orange Hummer for ANY reason is a huge douchebag.
This guy throwing away his jersey should be played in an endless loop at MSG.