Knicks fans can hurl eggs at comedian in Hawks garb in wild NBA playoff stunt

Knicks fans don’t have Trae Young to vilify anymore, but a new person will be getting the ire of the Madison Square Garden faithful on Saturday night when they host the Atlanta Hawks for Game 1 of the playoffs.

The Post has learned that comedian Andrew Weiss will be set up outside MSG in a plexiglass case decked out in Hawks gear with a microphone to needle Knicks fans as they enter and leave the arena, beginning pregame at 5 p.m. ET and could last into the wee hours of the night

The stunt, which will involve an Underdog-branded glass case, will also be dirtied by fans who will be handed eggs and other projectiles to hurl at the comedian.

The Garden had not been notified of the upcoming stunt and is not involved. Parts of the sidewalks are public property, though they are maintained in part by Vornado Property Management.

An MSG spokesperson told The Post that it “has no involvement in this.”

NYC’s Street Activity Permit Office did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether one was needed for such a stunt.

Win or lose, the comedian is slated to be there both pre- and postgame.

Knicks fans are typically rather rambunctious outside the arena after playoff games, and their “F–k Trae Young” chants from the 2021 NBA Playoffs and beyond are part of Garden lore.

The stakes are notably higher this year. First-year Knicks coach Mike Brown’s group embarks on a massive playoff campaign in their first season without Tom Thibodeau.

The Knicks reached the Eastern Conference Finals and took the Pacers to six games last season, falling just short of making the NBA Finals.

Fans will be on pins and needles as they head into the arena, and perhaps will have some scores to settle after the game as well. Weiss will need to be in top form either way.