Diehard NYC fan built a brand on local teams’ misery, but Knicks are making him see the bright side

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A longtime New York sports fan who built a media brand around chronicling the city's teams' perpetual disappointments is experiencing unfamiliar optimism as the Knicks mount a genuine contention. For years, this fan leveraged his pessimism into content, documenting losses, drafting mishaps, and championship droughts with dark humor. Now, as the Knicks actually win games that matter, he's grappling with an unexpected problem: how to sustain a brand built on misery when the misery might actually be ending. His devotion to the Knicks and other New York franchises has always hinged on what he calls "blind loyalty" and "delusion," but even that foundation is shifting.