Knicks rookie Obi Toppin’s mother emotional as fans cheer for her son at Madison Square Garden

The mother of New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin was seen in tears as the Madison Square Garden crowd chanted his name in the fourth quarter of the team’s Game 2 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Toppin came off the bench and threw down a thunderous alley-oop pass from teammate Alec Burks. The Garden started to chant “Obi,” “Obi,” “Obi.”

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The cameras turned to Toppin’s mother, Roni Toppin, and she was seen in her son’s University of Dayton jersey…