Jan/104
the world’s most famous arena
while i was in new york, my co-workers took me to see a knicks game, at the world’s most famous arena, madison square garden.
unfortunately, the knicks opponent that night was the preinially woeful charlotte bobcats, but after 2 years without any live nba basketball, it was great to go to a game in person.
i will say this, knicks fans really know their basketball (as a contrast to rockets fans or lakers/clippers fans). in fact, i’d say that the warrior fans and knicks fans were the most basketball knowledgable crowds i’ve ever been priviliaged enough to watch a game with.
the second most notable thing was their love for danilo gallenari – everyone was shouting “shoot it gallo!” everytime the italian forward had it behind the arc. it was an arena wide man-crush. he obliged with two key 3 pointers down the stretch as the knicks prevailed over the bobcats.

6:56 pm on January 22nd, 2010
Come on T, what was the food like there?
10:08 am on January 23rd, 2010
If this were a food blog, maybe I’d say something.
12:36 pm on January 23rd, 2010
World’s most famous arena? surely it’s not as famous as Wembley?
Anyway, come on T, you must have had one of those “hot dogs” or “hamburgers” I keep hearing Americans talking about?
2:09 pm on January 25th, 2010
That’s what they say in the marketing. Madison Square Garden – the World’s Most Famous Arena. I believe they’re defining arena as an enclosed, covered space though.
Otherwise, it’s probably R?ngrado May First Stadium, no?