Mostly. The fandom bubbled at Madison Square Garden, sitting on the aisle seat of press row, catching the waft of my neighbors’ french-fry-scented insults of Ben Simmons.

Cam Thomas looks on during the Nets-Knicks game on Nov. 15, 2024. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST. Friday marked Thomas’ second 40-point performance at the Garden in just over six months, and ...