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This is probably most applicable to older Long Island based Knicks fans but it’s something I’ve always wondered. Obviously you wouldn’t root for both now. But back when they were two distinctly different leagues if you were like 10-14 and a big basketball did you root for the Knicks and Nets in their respective leagues? Did you celebrate the 1974 Nets ABA title as much as the 70 and 73 Knicks titles?

Knicks fan here coming in peace. Looking forward to a few more playoff battles in the future. Question for Pacers fans from Indiana. I was on a work trip to Fort Wayne this week and I was kind of floored by the lack of Pacers hats, apparel, signs, posters and banners I saw around town. I mentioned it to a guy I was talking to at the hotel bar one night and he said “It would probably be a little disingenuous if we did. Most of the state doesn’t really care about the Pacers until college basketball ends and most people would ship the Pacers to Seattle for one IU title.”

Is that true or is this guy just a one off? I realize the Pacers subreddit might not be the most objective place to ask thi