Brooklyn Nets sound off on overrated food, hot takes revealed

The Brooklyn Nets are known for their competitive spirit on the court, but off the hardwood, they’ve got hot takes on what's overrated in the food world — recently shared on social for our dissection. From your typical favorites to unexpected dislikes, the Nets might surprise you with a few of these controversial food opinions.

How some of the items listed could be avoided is beyond comprehension.

Keon Johnson — Cereal

Calling the backbone of childhood breakfast nostalgia is blasphemous. The value of versatility here is vastly overlooked for an item that can come in so many different flavors and forms. Whether you drown it in milk or eat it as a dry snack, cereal is part of a sacred ritual for millions.

It's convenience and comfort without the guilt of alternatives, sometimes even with collectible prizes in store. I thought there was a cereal out there for everyone, but I guess not for Johnson.

Nic Claxton — Cheese

Cheese? One of the greatest gifts to humanity?

Wait... even mac and cheese?

"No mac and cheese," Claxton said. "That's nasty."

The options alone with this one — melted, crumbled, shredded, smoked, etc. — should toss this take in the bin. Nothing else completes the burger quite like cheese; pizza without a pull is criminal, and the crust at top of Claxton's condemned side item is an unrivaled experience when perfected.

Cheese enhances almost everything it touches, crackers to gourmet dishes, although the questionable taste of Claxton tends to disagree. Even the social team in Brooklyn had a quick gasp at this answer.

Noah Clowney, Cam Thomas — Seafood

Culinary technical foul. Seafood stands among the most diverse and naturally flavorful groups of food, whether its light and delicate or rich and indulgent, always a delight. It might take a little work and some additional funds, but what makes it worth the trouble is that it delivers every single time. Seafood needs next to nothing for its elevation to delicacy status, either — lemon, butter and Old Bay can normally do the trick.

To claim the ocean has little to offer your table is indefensible. Even when it's simple, it's a meal that feels like a luxury.

By the Nets: Overrated foods

• Ziaire Williams — Mayonnaise, onions & sweet potatoes

• Jalen Wilson — Hummus & sour cream

• Day'Ron Sharpe — Mushrooms

• Trendon Watford — Spaghetti

• Dariq Whitehead — Hot dogs

• Cam Johnson — Tomato soup

Now we know at least a few of the items getting left off the postgame spread at Barclays.