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Kristaps Porzingis realizes Knicks fans are going to boo the hell out of him

Kristaps Porzingis remains unsure exactly what his reception will be Thursday night at the Garden, but he’s certainly gotten a better idea since arriving in New York this week.

The former All-Star big man admits he’s gotten a sense on social media not to expect any standing ovations when he returns to his first NBA home with the Mavericks after requesting a trade from the Knicks last winter.

“I don’t know. I don’t know what to expect. Social media, it’s mostly negative. But we’ll see. There’s gonna be a lot of emotions, that’s for sure,” Porzingis said Wednesday after the Mavs worked out at the NBPA’s facility near Bryant Park.