It was a date that had been circled on my calendar since the NBA schedule was released a few months ago. Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks on a Friday night at Barclays Center. The build-up to this game was something rivaling a pressure cooker. Since Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving signed with Brooklyn over the summer, Nets and Knicks Twitter has been going at it like cats and dogs. The new-age Battle of the Boroughs had arrived.
I began my journey to the game much like I’ve begun every journey to Barclays Center.