The only thing that got ripped was this guy\u2019s rep. <\/p>\n
Washington Wizards star Trae Young\u2019s magic seemed to fizzle Saturday, when he failed miserably while trying to tear apart a Jalen Brunson jersey during a stunt appearance in Midtown and wound up getting torn up himself on the internet. <\/p>\n
The NBA sharpshooter was trying to re-ignite his longtime rivalry with the Knicks and their rabid fanbase at Fanatics Fest with the bid to destroy Brunson\u2019s shirts after walking on stage and apparently reprising some antics he performed in the past while appearing in the WWE, video shows.<\/a><\/p>\n But \u201cBig Body Brunson\u2019s\u201d shirt was also apparently too big and strong for Young, who spent close to a half-minute at the Javits Center sports gala futilely trying to rip it in half.<\/p>\n Knicks villain Trae Young failed miserably on Saturday trying \u00a0to rip reigning NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson\u2019s jersey apart during an appearance Saturday at the Fanatics Fest in Midtown. X\/@Fanatics<\/p>\n He eventually gave up and tossed the jersey into the crowd.<\/p>\n As expected, Young felt the vitriol of Knicks fans soon after his antics.<\/p>\n \u201cDid he forget his ass is Trae Young?\u201d barked DJ Zullo of the podcast Knicks Film Skool on X<\/a><\/p>\n NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson of the champion Knicks was not on the team when Young led the Hawks to a playoff series win over the Knicks in 2021. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Young later claimed it was all in jest.<\/p>\n Trae Young\u2019s bid to rip Brunson\u2019s jersey went nowhere. X\/@Fanatics<\/p>\n He posted a video of himself of social media watching highlights of previous performances against the NBA champs, and said \u201cI just be trolling sometimes.\u201d<\/a> while adding laughing face emojis.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cHappy for some of my boys over there fr!\u201d he added, while including salute and hands-together-praying emojis.<\/p>\n