Spike Lee has been one the biggest fans the New York Knicks over the last few decades even though they haven’t really given him very much to cheer about. The Knicks have been an abysmal franchise for many years now and it’s quite clear that they won’t be getting any better any time soon. Despite Lee’s fandom, the Knicks don’t seem to value him as a spectator. For instance, last night saw a strange debacle between Lee and security. , Lee went on a tirade before going to his seat another way. Today on First Take, Lee went f on the Knicks and .
Kendrick Perkins has been very critical the Knicks over the last few years and today, he shared support for Lee on Twitter. He even snapped a pic with the legendary director while in the green room at ESPN.
“When will James Dolan get it? We don’t need the whole story before judging! When you have a reputation mishandling people that represent the culture NY basketball, like Charles Oakley — Spike Lee should never have a problem at the Garden. He is the Knicks. It’s inexcusable!” Perkins wrote.
For now, it seems like people are heavily on Lee’s side as the Knicks have completely obliterated any chance they have ever getting the benefit the doubt again.