John Mellencamp calls out Pat McAfee for trashing Knicks’ superstar followers
This one hurts so unhealthy.
John Mellencamp has taken Pat McAfee to activity for his foul-mouthed rant on the Knicks’ superstar followers that attended Recreation 4 of the Japanese Convention finals Tuesday evening in Indianapolis.
“The Knicks/Pacers video games have been very entertaining for anybody who likes basketball or sports activities. I attended Recreation 4 in Indianapolis,” Mellencamp, the Corridor of Fame singer-songwriter and Indiana native, wrote on social media.
“‘Hoosier Hospitality’ …I used to be embarrassed when someone, below whose route I don’t know, known as out a few of the individuals who had made the journey from New York to assist their group — and in flip, assist our group. The viewers booed these individuals. I’d say that was not Hoosier Hospitality. One might solely say it’s poor, poor sportsmanship. I used to be not proud to be a Hoosier, and I’ve lived right here my whole life.
“On behalf of most Hoosiers, I want to apologize for our poor conduct. I’m certain the Pacers had nothing to do with this smackdown.”
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McAfee, the previous Colts punter and present WWE commentator whose eponymous ESPN present is filmed in Indianapolis, was given a microphone to talk to the gang in the course of the fourth quarter of the Pacers’ win on Tuesday and let the Knicks’ superstar followers have it.
“Indianapolis, Indiana, we’ve obtained some bigwigs from the massive metropolis within the constructing,” McAfee started.
“Spike Lee is right here. Ben Stiller is right here. Timothée Chalamet is right here,” he continued, with followers booing after every identify. “Let’s ship these sons of bitches again to New York with their ears ringing. Let’s flip this s–t up!”
McAfee addressed Mellencamp’s feedback Thursday on X, stating, “I’m ‘someone’.”
Stiller appeared shocked by McAfee’s feedback throughout an look on SNY’s “The Putback.”
“I did know that Timothée had been on his present. And I used to be like, ‘Oh, that’s your boy. That’s your man.’ So when that occurred, I used to be just a little bit like, ‘Whoa.’ However the WWE side of it, I get it. It’s simply not the best way it occurs in New York. He ought to come to the Backyard for Recreation 5,” Stiller stated Wednesday.
“They’ll put him up on the display and so they’ll present him punting the ball and all people will give him a pleasant cheer,” Stiller added. “That’s how we do it in New York. However I get it, it was enjoyable. He was simply making an attempt to get the gang riled up. It was just a little bit out of the blue. It’s additionally like, are we actually doing the narrative of ‘Hicks versus Knicks’? Just like the bigwigs from New York? It simply appears just a little cartoonish. However then once more, it goes with the WWE.”
The Pacers received the sport, 130-121, to take a 3-1 sequence lead heading into Thursday evening’s Recreation 5 at MSG.
The winner of the sequence will face the Thunder within the 2025 NBA Finals beginning subsequent Thursday.