The offseason went a long way in spicing up the rivalry between the Knicks and Nets.

When they finally took the court together for the first time since Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant picked the Nets over the Knicks, there wasn’t any love lost. The two sides could not even get through the first half without a scuffle and tempers flaring Friday night at Barclays Center.

Irving drove to the rim late in the second quarter and was denied by Julius Randle, but got his own rebound while sitting on the floor. While Irving tried to figure out what to do with the ball, Bobby Portis came over and tried to wrestle the ball out of his hands or force a jump ball.

Taurean Prince did not appear to appreciate Portis’ physicality and came to Irving’s aid, trying to pull Portis off of the new Nets guard. That led to a whole lot of pushing and shoving that took a bit for referees to separate everyone. It did not appear any punches were thrown.

Once the dust had finally settled and replays had been looked at, Portis and Prince were both hit with technical fouls and play resumed.

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