How times change.
January 31 had been burned in my brain for years. That date, plus March 13th, is burned in my memory as the two most mortifying days of the younger me’s sports fandom. Both were in 2019.
March 13th, 2019, for those who don’t know, was the day the Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr, a cornerstone of my Giants fandom.
January 31, 2019, was infamous for a different team. I was walking home from school that day when I saw a Woj tweet pop up on my phone.
At 1:44, a story dropped about Porzingis meeting with management, voicing his frustration at a horrific Knicks team.
At 2:54, just before I got out, he wanted to be traded:
At 3:38, he was gone.
In two hours, Porzingis went from the beacon of light that the Knicks hoped to pair with a star and a high draft pick to being a Dallas Maverick.
Yesterday was the six-year anniversary of the trade. Unlike previous years, I didn’t know it when it came. The Knicks are so far removed from the trade and have turned their roster over several times. With the progress we’ve made, it’s become a footnote.
