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Posted: 2015-06-26T00:39:34Z | Updated: 2015-06-26T13:59:01Z This Crying Knicks Fan Is Every Knicks Fan Today | HuffPost

This Crying Knicks Fan Is Every Knicks Fan Today

New Yorkers were not happy to hear the word "Kristaps Porzingis" on Thursday night.
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The New York Knicks drafted Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth pick in the 2015 NBA Draft on Thursday. Oh, you arent happy with that pick? Neither was this kid.

Here's a freeze frame that really encapsulates the feeling of the New York City area.

"Apparently he's the best player available, you know," said one of my New York-based colleagues, trying to explain the decision to one of his friends. Stephen A. Smith was a bit more, uh, extreme?

The little, dedicated Knicks fan wasn't alone in his reaction either.

Woj pleaded for reason.

But these are the Knicks. These are always the Knicks.

Let's see how Porzingis deals with the pressure of playing in New York City.

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