Knicks forward Julius Randle knows an intra-city rivalry well, having played four seasons for the Lakers, who share an arena in Los Angeles with the Clippers.
The Knicks and Nets are separated by the East River, but Randle felt the excitement, heard the support at Barclays Center when he got his first taste of the rivalry in late October.
“The game is fun,” Randle said. “The game we played there, it was amazing. So, yeah, I can sense the rivalry there. Oh yeah, there were a lot of Knicks fans. It was almost like a home game for us.