The Giants vs. the Jets; The Mets vs. the Yankees; Sugar Ray vs. LaMotta.
No matter the sport, the products of New York tend not to get along. No different is the historic rivalry between the Knicks and the Nets, a testy relationship spanning 50 years this season. Over the past five decades, these crosstown teams have endured numerous legal disputes, countless on-court battles, and an incessant struggle for the loyalty of their metropolitan fan base.
The animosity first began in 1967 with the inception of the New York Americans, a founding member of the nascent American Basketball Association.