This fan has a price

A disgruntled New York Knicks fan auctioned off his fanhood for $3,450 and will spend the coming season rooting for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lifelong Knicks fan Evan Perlmutter, 33, put his NBA allegiance up for sale last week on eBay under an auction titled, “Infuriated New York Knicks fan has had enough, selling my fanhood.”

James Riedel’s winning bid was confirmed by an eBay spokesperson.

As part of the auction, Perlmutter pledged to attend two games featuring his new team (one home, one away) and to bet $500 that the Lakers will surpass their over/under win total.

Riedel, 23, said he bid on Perlmutter’s auction because he thought it would “provide good content for my YouTube Channel.”

Perlmutter, who said he worked at Madison Square Garden in ad sales for four years in the early 2000s, notes that his tipping point as a fan was the Knicks’ decision to pass on Michael Porter Jr. in the 2018 NBA Draft.

The Knicks instead selected Kentucky forward Kevin Knox with the No. 9 pick. New York believes Knox will be a strong addition to the young core it hopes to build around Kristaps Porzingis.

“Being a Knicks fan is living in the twilight zone,” Perlmutter said. “It has just reached a breaking point time and again, like quicksand, the harder I root, the worse it gets.”

According to a company spokesperson, eBay CEO Devin Wenig, was tempted to bid on Perlmutter’s auction and force him to remain with the Knicks. Wenig, a longtime Knicks fan, decided to stand down.