FUCK THE PACERS - A Reminder And History Lesson On One Simple Message For Every Knicks Fan
This is it, boys and girls. This is the start of the most important/biggest series for us Knicks fans in 25 years. It's only fitting it's against the Hicks. It's only fitting it's against Reggie Miller. It's only fitting that 38-year old me can turn back into being 12-years old and hate the Pacers with a passion. It's only fitting that we get a chance to make up for last year.
Need a little refresher of why every Knicks fan hates the Pacers? Let's take a trip down memory lane. Maybe a refresher for those who are a little bit younger. Maybe a jolt for anyone my age or older to build that hate up in your heart for the Pacers.
I'm not going to put in all 20 tweets from the thread above because I'm pretty sure your phone will blow up and/or the Internet will break if I do, so just click there for the reminder. Don't worry we'll have the key parts here. It starts with one simple saying. Fuck Reggie Miller. Fuck his stupid belly button tattoo. Fuck his flopping. Fuck his kicking his leg out and pretending like he got murdered on a shot. Fuck him being an announcer for this series. Fuck his bald head, big ears and stupid scarf in this video
It's not just Reggie Miller. Fuck Mark Jackson for ending up on the Pacers (twice). Fuck Dale Davis and Antonio Davis even if they could kick my ass. Fuck Rik Smits and not knowing how to spell Rick. Fuck Larry Brown and Larry Bird. Fuck the 30 for 30 that tried to make Reggie Miller likable. Fuck Market Square Arena for trying to sound like MSG. Fuck Roy Hibbert blocking Carmelo Anthony. Fuck Tyrese Haliburton. Fuck Obi Toppin for making us sign Jacob Toppin. Fuck the Pacers stupid jerseys and trying to make everything gold now.
The Pacers-Knicks series is the one rivalry from the 90s that was split. It felt like it was about as even as can get and that's why we hate each other. But there's the moments. It's Reggie Miller flopping on a head butt
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It's Patrick Ewing missing this finger roll while putting up a damn near perfect game
This is for every Pacers fan running their mouth because they played the Zombie Knicks last year:
Reminder: the Pacers lost the series where Reggie Miller did the choke sign. Again, let me scream it louder THE PACERS LOST THAT SERIES. So it's only right that we have the Pacers again in the playoffs. It's only right we have the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Get all the former Knicks on the sidelines except one. I want John Starks sitting 2 inches from Reggie Miller. I want him screaming into the mic over Reggie Miller. This is a rivalry where 1 city lives and dies with basketball and the other needs to scream 'in 49 other states' when it's in fact false. This is a rivalry that changed how you viewed a franchise at a young age.
Game 1 tonight, 25 years in the making.