Knicks fans heavily criticized for celebrating after loss to Hawks

For over a decade, the New York Knicks were at the bottom of the barrel when it came to the NBA.

But then, after years of scratching and clawing to get out from the dregs, the Knicks began making noise in the Eastern Conference.

Fans would spill out of Madison Square Garden, supporting the team through thick and thin, going viral with their wild takes and antics.

Those spontaneous outbursts from Knicks fans have grown year by year as they’ve become a perennial contender in the East, and with every passing postseason, the reactions have gone from authentic to near-parody.

And on Monday, Knicks fans have turned on themselves, following a gut-punch collapse to the Atlanta Hawks at home in the second game of the opening round of the playoffs.

Following the loss, most Knicks fans were frustrated or angry, wondering how they let a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter evaporate.

But as those fans sulked off into the night, a rowdy crowd of Knicks fans continued their boisterous outbursts into cameras filming them, screaming that they’d win the series in five games.