The haters and the losers will say it’s only preseason, but Obi Toppin looks ready for a bigger role with the Knicks. He showed his quality yet again on Friday night, demolishing the Indiana Pacers with a flurry of dunks and threes.
The Pacers made a game out of it in the third quarter despite a strong first-half showing from RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson. But the entire starting lineup went ice cold in the second half, and Indiana cut a 20-point lead down to eight. Again, this is preseason, so none of this really matters. Still, Obi came into the game late in the third and basically said “enough of this shit.