Hubris has toppled governments, derailed foreign policy, and wasted billions in development aid. So what happens when it takes over a sports city?

For decades, Boston fans wore their suffering like a badge. The Curse. The heartbreak. The close calls. Then the wins started coming — and didn't stop. Russell. Orr. Brady. The 2004 Red Sox. At some point, expectation quietly became entitlement.

CNBC's Alex Sherman and host dig into the question Boston fans don't want asked: have New England's most passionate supporters become exactly what they always despised — the Yankees fan, just with a different accent and a better origin story?

The same top-down arrogance that failed in boardrooms and war rooms may have found a home in the bleachers. Winning changes cities. The question is whether Boston got changed for better or worse.

Segment 2 of The Unpopular View.

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