The Hawks' Trae Young gestures during the second half of Game 1 of an NBA first-round playoff series against the Knicks on Sunday atr Madison Square Garden. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig
Bring it on.
Bring on your profane chants, your jeers and your utter disdain. Trae Young wants to hear it all. Let the hate rain down on him from the rafters of Madison Square Garden. He plans on laughing all the way to the rim.
On Sunday night, a villain was born at Madison Square Garden. And anyone who has been alive for at least 30 years had to feel a shiver of recognition when Young floated a dagger into the hearts of Knicks fans, looked at the crowd and then put his finger to his mouth in a mocking "Shhhh.