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Trae Young took a shot at the New York Knicks in the wake of his comments on the Washington Wizards.
For all that can be said about Trae Young–from his game to his contract extension–the Washington Wizards star remains as confident as ever, particularly when it comes to the reigning NBA champions, the New York Knicks.
Young and the Knicks had several epic battles during the guard’s tenure with the Atlanta Hawks, and those will surely continue now that he is in Washington.
Young all but made sure of that.
Trae Young Reignites Rivalry, Trolls Knicks
Young’s greatest team accomplishment came when the Wizards guard led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2020-21. They took two games off the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks once they got there.
Along the way, he encountered the Knicks. The Hawks defeated the Knicks in five games. Young bowed at center court in Madison Square Garden to put a bow on the series win.
There has been no love lost ever since then, including some ill-willed chants aimed at Young.
“When I’m in NYC this how I ride around,” Young captured a post on his Instagram story that began with a shot of his face as he is riding in the backseat of his vehicle before the camera switches to a video screen on the back of the headrest in front of him.
On the screen was a clip of Young doing his “Ice Trae” celebration amid adulation from his then-Hawks teammates.
WizardsMuse
Trae Young is watching him frying the Knicks in New York (Via IG) 🔥🔥
Trae really owns all of New York im crying 😭
“Trae Young is watching him frying the Knicks in New York (Via IG) [flame emojis],” WizardsMuse posted on X on July 17, sharing the video. “Trae really owns all of New York im crying [crying face emoji].”
For his career, Young is 11-19 against the Knicks, including the playoffs.
He is 7-18 against them without that playoff series included. That has not stopped the four-time All-Star from talking big about his Eastern Conference rivals whenever the opportunity arises. Young will have plenty more opportunities to face the Knicks with the Wizards.
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