Knicks fans wildly booed Treo Young at home
On Saturday night, The Atlanta Hawks suffered their sixth straight loss with a brutal 128-125 loss to the New York Knicks. It was a quiet game for Tree Youngwho scored just nine points with ten assists in the loss.
Over the years, many New Yorkers have moved out of their hometown to more economically prosperous areas like Atlanta, so it should come as no surprise that the Knicks usually have a large crowd when they take on the Hawks at State Farm Arena.
At one point in the game those Knicks fans made his presence known by booing Young on the line, despite the fact that he was playing a home game.
At one point, Young was known as the NBA’s resident “Knicks killer,” in large part due to his organ removal from the team during the 2021 NBA playoffs. However, those days appear to be long gone, with Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Halliburton now taking the throne as the NBA Knicks’ heel, and Young’s tenure in Atlanta appears to potentially be at an end.
The Hawks still haven’t won a game since Young returned from a sprained MCL a few weeks ago, and the team’s defense, which had already begun to crumble before he returned to the lineup, has taken another predictable step back since his return.
The Hawks are currently 15-18 on the season, well below what many fans and pundits expected them to be after an offseason that drew a lot of praise for general manager Onsi Saleh.
Things don’t get any easier for Atlanta from here, as the team now has games against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves and a rematch with the Knicks on the horizon. The game against the Thunder is scheduled for Monday night at 8:00 PM ET from Oklahoma City.
2025-12-28 16:13:00
