I’ve lived in New Jersey my entire life, a 30 minute drive from what my uncle always referred to as “The Capitol of the Freaking World.” In the summers, I regularly head to Queens to take in Mets games with my brother and sister, explore Manhattan and it’s various museums and restaurants, and I’ve even taken the occasional trip to the Bronx to see the dreaded Yankees.
Three years ago I made my first trip to what Michael Jordan famously called, “The Mecca of Basketball,” Madison Square Garden. The Spurs lost to the Knicks on St.