With both teams sinking fast, a New York rivalry struggles to stay afloat

Oh, for the good old days when Mikhail Prokhorov put up a giant poster of him and Jay-Z across from Madison Square Garden. It was called "Blueprint for Greatness" and it included a space for LeBron James, just in case he decided that playing alongside the New Jersey Turnpike was a better fit for him than South Beach.

Of the time when Prokhorov reportedly called the James Dolan, the diminutive owner of the Knicks "that little man," requiring a forced lunch between the two owners.

Everyone, except maybe Dolan, thought it funny.

Now, sadly, we are reduced to this:

On Tuesday, Knick players wore warm-up gear with a Brooklyn --or BKLYN-- motif. "Brooklyn Night" is part of the Knicks series honoring…