Don’t let the Warriors’ loss to the Sixers on Thursday night fool you — Golden State is still head and shoulders above the rest of the NBA and prohibitive favorites to win a third-straight title.
But the long-term standing of the Warriors’ dynasty appears more precarious than ever.
And the threat is coming from the most unlikely of teams: The Knicks.
Yes, the Knicks — the perpetually and comically inept laughingstock of the NBA — present an existential threat to this golden Warriors run, particularly after Thursday’s league-rattling trade of Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavericks and Kyrie Irving’s latest delve into public philosophizing on Friday.