Overview
- Pat McAfee led Pacers fans in booing Knicks supporters Spike Lee, Ben Stiller and Timothée Chalamet during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.
- John Mellencamp condemned the heckling as poor sportsmanship that tarnished Indiana’s ‘Hoosier Hospitality’ and apologized on behalf of Hoosiers.
- On his show McAfee fired back with a profanity-laced demand for Mellencamp to “shut the f—k up,” hinting at an in-person showdown.
- Reggie Miller publicly backed Mellencamp with an Instagram tribute while Ben Stiller praised Indianapolis fans in an effort to ease tensions.
- With the series returning to Indiana for Game 6, tensions are high over a potential in-person confrontation at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.