It’s kind of remarkable how frequently the New York Knicks manage to both fuck themselves and be horrendously fucked over by the league. It’s a blithering ballet of bullshit; a twirling, churning, maelstrom of hell. And despite everyone in the known galaxy being utterly convinced today would finally herald the end of that miserable cycle, the NBA somehow found a way to rear up and fuck them over even harder than before.
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Today’s NBA Draft Lottery, if you believed literally every media storyline in the lead up, was supposed to be step one in the glorious resurgence of the Knicks franchise. They were gonna scoop the number one overall draft pick in the lottery, use that to select generational talent Zion Williamson, leverage his arrival in New York to both lure Kevin Durant in via Free Agency and package together a trade for Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, and finally get some bankable star power in Madison Square Garden for the first time since Patrick Ewing.
Number one was their birthright. It was written in the stars. The city’s press even enlisted the blessings of various Gods to get it over the line.
Let’s break the curse! @nyknicks #PrayForZion pic.twitter.com/rLcTNGD7ba
— Tony Cordasco (@TonyDasco) May 13, 2019
And then it happened.
The top 4 picks of the 2019 #NBADraftLottery Presented by State Farm. pic.twitter.com/AAsYI86n9P
— NBA (@NBA) May 15, 2019
In a chaotic draft lottery, New York got shunted down to three overall, and New Orleans – on odds of just 6% – won the Zion lottery by scoring first pick overall. The literal worst case scenario for the Knicks, given their interest in Pelicans star Anthony Davis as well.
The Pelicans, understandably, are bloody fired up about the whole thing, with front office staff going bananas at the announcement.
#PELICANS TICKET OFFICE IS WILDIN!!’ 🔥🔥🔥 #BirdStrikes pic.twitter.com/meihqCrWdd
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) May 15, 2019
For the Knicks and their long-suffering fans, however, it was something else entirely.
THATS SUCKS KNICKS CANT CATCH A BREAK!!! pic.twitter.com/V5n1vwI1UH
— Big Nick Turturro (@NickTurturro1) May 15, 2019
This is honestly tragic. These sad little Knicks fans went from dancing on the Lakers grave to utter devastation in a matter of seconds. Press f to pay respects pic.twitter.com/doL9qRbwUN
— Jessica Smetana (@jessica_smetana) May 15, 2019
DAMMIT!!!!! Typical KNICKS!!!!! pic.twitter.com/rn0hDF0JdE
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) May 15, 2019
“The Knicks will be picking 3rd”
At that moment his soul left his body(IG/matthew__levy) pic.twitter.com/qKLr1EZv0o
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 15, 2019
Knicks fans after falling to No. 3… pic.twitter.com/hwzUvwxjXc
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 15, 2019
The highs and lows of the #NBADraftLottery as told by Knicks fan @arielhelwani 😂 pic.twitter.com/d2kLPjlOst
— ESPN (@espn) May 15, 2019
The New York Knicks are officially cursed. pic.twitter.com/nARyirBNqM
— 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗮 (@richiemollura) May 15, 2019
Yo I am HOWLING at @KFCBarstool and his boy crying @ the knicks. V funny stuff. Don’t believe I’ve ever seen that 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/CNTWZmcPWT
— Life of a Philly Fan (@PhillyFanLife) May 15, 2019
Knicks fans taking the loss really well. #NBADraftLottery pic.twitter.com/JpqvAEaYNi
— Will 郭 (@GuoBlue) May 15, 2019
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https://twitter.com/bigcat13071/status/1128464372475494408
Sorry Knicks fans. At least you’ve still got *checks notes* John Jenkins? Jesus wept.
