12:27 AM ETAndrew LopezESPN As fans in Madison Square Garden increased to their feet to offer one last round of applause to their New York Knicks on Wednesday, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young wanted to send the crowd house with one more parting gift.In the last minute of Game 5, Young sized up Knicks forward Reggie Bullock, waved off his teammate John Collins and went to work. When all was stated and done, Young and the Hawks moved on to the second round, and Young sealed his status as a Madison Square Garden bad guy.1 Related”It feels good,” Young stated.”Young explained it would have been a sweet triumph whether the Hawks prevailed at house or on the roadway but that winning in New York City– “with all the fans still shouting the very same things”– felt good too.Collins, who has been Youngs teammate for three seasons with Atlanta, stated Young feeds off the trash talk from the crowd.

12:27 AM ETAndrew LopezESPN As fans in Madison Square Garden increased to their feet to give one last round of applause to their New York Knicks on Wednesday, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young wanted to send out the crowd house with one more parting gift.In the final minute of Game 5, Young sized up Knicks forward Reggie Bullock, waved off his teammate John Collins and went to work. The series started with Knicks fans shouting “F– Trae Young,” and one fan even spit on Young throughout Game 2. When all was said and done, Young and the Hawks moved on to the 2nd round, and Young sealed his status as a Madison Square Garden villain.1 Related”It feels excellent,” Young said.”Young described it would have been a sweet victory whether the Hawks dominated at home or on the road but that winning in New York City– “with all the fans still chanting the very same things”– felt excellent too.Collins, who has actually been Youngs teammate for 3 seasons with Atlanta, stated Young feeds off the trash talk from the crowd. Michael Jordan is the other.Since the merger in 1976-77, Youngs 146 points in his first five profession playoff games ranks seventh in the NBA, behind LeBron James, Jordan, Anthony Davis, Paul Pierce, Luka Doncic and Allen Iverson.And while Youngs role as the main bad man for Knicks fans was clear, Hawks center Clint Capela added more fuel to the fire on Tuesday.