lifelong New Yorker here to say gatekeeping in fandoms is lame and you don’t need anyone’s permission to celebrate the Knicks.
I don’t care if you moved here yesterday or have never even been to New York and I don’t care if you’ve never seen a basketball game before in your life.
YOU DO NOT NEED ANYONE’S PERMISSION TO ENJOY THIS. GATEKEEPERS IN EVERY FANDOM ARE BORING LOSERS AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
That is all.
-Ira