NY Knicks fans, did you know your beloved Knickerbockers have deep New Jersey roots? 🏀
Back in 1846, the very first sports team to rock the "Knickerbocker" name, the Knickerbocker BaseBall Club of New York, played their historic games right here in Hoboken at Elysian Fields
That’s where baseball’s first officially recorded game went down on June 19, 1846. A century later in 1946, the NBA Knicks borrowed the name and the legacy
Even their orange & blue colors tie back to the old Dutch flag that flew over Hudson County back in New Netherland days
So while they play in the Garden, the Knicks DNA runs straight through Jersey soil. Hoboken started it all
Video from Hoboken Girl