Ben Stiller, an Emmy Award-winning actor, filmmaker and New York Knicks fan, reacts to Philadelphia 76ers forward Kelly Oubre’s response to a celebrity brawl at Madison Square Garden. reacted sarcastically to Junior’s derogatory comment.
“Are the Knicks in the playoffs?” Stiller quipped on X (formerly Twitter) after Oubre implied that the Knicks’ celebrity fans weren’t interested in the game.
Ahead of Saturday’s Game 1 at the Garden, Oubre took verbal jabs at Knicks celebrity fans.
“[The Knicks] I’m going to give $100,000 to a celebrity. [worth of] I’m just there, I’m not interested in the game,” Oubre told reporters after the Sixers’ April 19 practice. “That’s what they do.”
Stiller put it more succinctly in a subsequent X post.
“Oh, I think I care more than you think I care…
Who is Kelly? ”
“Entourage” star Jerry Ferrara also responded to the Sixers forward’s unfavorable comments about them.
“Oh, is this guy wrong, hahaha,” Ferrara wrote to X. “I think that’s code for, ‘That place is going to be the loudest place I’ve ever heard in my career.'”
Ferrara then fired at Sixers fans when the Sixers were still a lottery team.
“When the team is bad, we show up and say it out loud. I can’t imagine that many people showed up during the process,” Ferrara wrote to X.
Stiller and Ferrara are two of the Knicks’ most outspoken celebrity fans on social media. Film director Spike Lee, comedians Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan, Edie Falco and rapper Fat Joe are also regulars on the Knicks’ celebrity row at the Garden.
Supermodel caught leaving mid-match
Oubre’s popularization of Knicks celebrity fans can be attributed to the Emily Ratajkowski fiasco earlier in the season.
The supermodel was removed from the Madison Square Garden VIP list after leaving the match.
According to page 6 of MSG On November 24, Ratajkowski’s free ticket benefit was removed after he and fellow model and friend Irina Shayk left their courtside seats early during the Knicks’ 21-point come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat. did.
MSG denied Ratajkowski’s request for Rangers tickets to MSG after the incident.
An MSG spokesperson told Page Six on Dec. 18 that Ratajkowski “would welcome any offer to buy great seats at any time.”
According to the report, “Emily was not aware of any problems, given that she and Irina had taken an early exit from the game due to childcare issues at home.”
Sixers backup center says Knicks matchup is ‘easy’
Oubre wasn’t the only Sixers role player to disrespect the Knicks.
Sixers backup center Paul Reed boldly claimed: “Run It Back” on FanDuel TV The Knicks are said to be an “easier” team to win in the playoffs than the top-seeded Boston Celtics.
“I mean, it feels like we’re not staying out of smoke, but yeah, we wanted to play the Knicks,” Reid said. “Obviously, I think that’s an easier team. But it’s going to be fun. We have pretty good chemistry with them. They have great guards, we have great guards. We also got Joel. I did, MVP.
“Like I said, they’re going to have to triple-team him because he’s one of the most unstoppable players in the league right now. He’s going to get everyone else involved, I’m sure of that.” are doing”
“We’re not avoiding smoke, but yeah, we’re #Knicks That’s the easier team to play against…”
