Gothamist: Lacking Own All-Stars, Garden Pushes for NBA All-Star Game

pk4l

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:45:09 -0500

Knicks aren't that bad!

Rfive

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:42:15 -0500

"...but it brings a ton of hookers, pimps, drug dealers, and gangsters to whatever town it lands in." shit cw. racist a bit? or just a silly statement? because you won't find any of those folks in nyc anyway...

thenamesdave

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:22:31 -0500

Madison Square Garden's ownership deserves nothing that can even remotely be considered positive or profitable.

cwbuecheler

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:46:02 -0500

Supposedly the Nets will be in Brooklyn for the opening of the 2010 season, but given that they haven't even broken ground on the Arena yet, I'm skeptical. The problem with the NBA All-Star game - and this was a huge issue in Vegas - is the culture that surrounds it is full of violence. It's not the NBA's fault ... they go out of their way to not market the thug aspect of basketball, but it brings a ton of hookers, pimps, drug dealers, and gangsters to whatever town it lands in. I'm sure the NYPD can keep up better than the Vegas police did, but still ... hosting the NBA All-Star Game isn't all positives. - cwbuecheler

stackmaster

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:42:48 -0500

And as an added bonus, Knicks staff can sexually harass female employees in attendance from all over the league!

Jen Chung

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:27:50 -0500

Will the Nets be in Brooklyn by then?