Despite the loss, Trae Young finished with 27 points, three rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block while shooting 8/22 from the field and 6/12 from the three-point range in 35 minutes. The former Oklahoma star also made NBA history.

The Knicks are staying focused on the task at hand, refusing to feed into Trae Young’s theatrics — antics that have made him a polarizing figure at Madison Square Garden. Young’s most recent

Only the good fry Young, and the New York Knicks finally pulled off the feat this season on Monday afternoon-into-evening. The Knicks withstood a strong start from old enemy Trae Young, overcoming an early deficit to earn a 119-110 victory over Atlanta Hawks amdist celebrations of Martin Luther King Jr.

No, Trae Young’s rolling-of-the-dice center-court pantomime act certainly is not top of mind for the Knicks heading into Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee against the Hawks, even if they fully acknowledge the less-than-cordial history between Atlanta’s sharpshooting guard and the fans at the Garden.

Few, if any, opposing players have embraced the Reggie Miller-esque role of villain at the Garden in recent years quite like Trae Young has. The Atlanta point guard played the foil during the Knicks’ first-round loss in the playoffs in 2021,