Pat McAfee fires again at John Mellencamp amid heated Knicks-Pacers sequence

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John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee are formally at conflict.

It began when Mellencamp took offense to McAfee calling out celebrity Knicks fans throughout Recreation 4 of the Japanese Convention Finals between New York and the Indiana Pacers.

After calling out Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, and Timothee Chalamet, which prompted boos in Indianapolis, McAfee implored followers to "flip this s--- up" and "ship these sons of b------ again to New York with their ears ringing."

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John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee (Getty Photographs; Imagn)

Mellencamp, although, stated in a press release that he was "embarrassed" that "someone" used "poor sportsmanship" - with out mentioning McAfee by title. McAfee replied on X that "I'm someone."

However on his personal present Friday, McAfee fired again on the singer.

"When the Knicks are taking part in in Gainbridge, I imagine there may be going to be some boos. There could be some destructive issues stated towards the opposite workforce. That is type of how sports activities work, I believe," McAfee began . "We're going to be an agent of solely good issues at sports activities stuff taking place. Solely optimistic cheers going ahead, as a result of that may make John Cougar Mellencamp pleased."

The previous Indianapolis Colt added, "I do not know what he thought he was doing."

"He places out this horrendous quote tweet, horrendous graphic. John, cannot inform you how dangerous all the pieces you probably did right here was. The graphic, the quote, the timing, your two days late, John… John, shut the f--k up…

Pat McAfee enters the world through the WWE Royal Rumble on the Alamodome. (Joe Camporeale-USA At present Sports activities)

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"You thought you have been gonna bury me? I don’t assume so, John! Hey Coug’. Suck it buddy. Hope I get the possibility to see you actual quickly. I believe we’re most likely gonna be on the identical place fairly quickly. I don’t need any of your bulls--t, I don’t such as you."

The Pacers gained Recreation 4 after McAfee took the mic to take a commanding 3-1 sequence lead, however the sequence is headed again to Indiana after the Knicks wiped the floor with the Pacers in Recreation 5.

Stiller challenged McAfee to attend Game 5 at New York's Madison Sq. Backyard Thursday, however McAfee stated he was "not paying $70,000 for a ticket."

Neither workforce has made the NBA Finals within the twenty first century. The Knicks beat the Pacers within the 1999 convention finals, however the Pacers returned the favor the next yr.

Recreation 6 will likely be performed Saturday evening in Indiana, the place it seems probably that the 2 new foes will each be.

Paul Michael Levesque, identified professionally as Triple H, and Pat McAfee pose for a photograph previous to recreation 4 of the jap convention finals between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Photographs)

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The winner of the sequence will tackle the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, who will likely be taking part in for a championship for the primary time since 2012.