Editing Brooklyn Nets (section)

===New York Knicks===
{{Main|Knicks–Nets rivalry}}
The Knicks–Nets rivalry has historically been a geographical one, with the Knicks playing in [[Madison Square Garden]] in the New York City borough of [[Manhattan]], while the Nets played in the suburban area of [[Long Island]] and in [[New Jersey]], and since 2012 have been playing at [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn]]. Media outlets have noted the Knicks–Nets rivalry's similarity to those of other New York City teams, such as the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) historical [[Subway Series]] rivalry and the current [[Mets–Yankees rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[American League]] (AL)'s [[New York Yankees]] and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL)'s [[New York Mets]], and the [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[Giants–Jets rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC)'s [[New York Giants]] and the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC)'s [[New York Jets]], the result of the boroughs' proximity through the [[New York City subway]]. Historically, the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn competed via the [[Dodgers–Giants rivalry]], when the two teams were the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]]. Like the Knicks and Nets, the Giants and Dodgers played in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, and were fierce intraleague rivals.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/knicks-nets-will-turn-into-a-rivalry-to-join-new-yorks-rich-past.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | title=A Rivalry to Add to the City's Rich History | first=George | last=Vecsey | date=November 25, 2012 | access-date=February 6, 2017 | archive-date=October 21, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220153/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/knicks-nets-will-turn-into-a-rivalry-to-join-new-yorks-rich-past.html?_r=0 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Islanders–Rangers rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[New York Islanders]] and [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) took on a similar dimension while the Islanders inhabited the Barclays Center, from 2015 to 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/islanders-fans-react-to-barclays-center-move/ | work=The New York Times | title=Islanders Fans React to Barclays Center Move | first=Chris | last=Dell | date=October 31, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104113253/http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/islanders-fans-react-to-barclays-center-move/ | archive-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> Due to the Knicks being located in Manhattan and the Nets being located in Brooklyn, some media outlets have dubbed this rivalry "Clash of the Boroughs".<ref name="rivalry begins" /><ref name="clashofboros">{{cite web|title=Clash of the Boroughs Resounds in Brooklyn|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/viewfromcouch/clash-boroughs-resounds-brooklyn|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129160633/http://www.nba.com/nets/viewfromcouch/clash-boroughs-resounds-brooklyn|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>