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After John Mellencamp based Pat McAfee for his explicit hype-up speech for Indiana Pacers fans, a franchisle seemed to take a side.
McAfee pumped Pacers -Fans up the final minute of the game 4 of Eastern Conference Finals Tuesday, but that left Mellencamp “embarrassed.”
Former Indianapolis Colts Punter shouted celebrity Knick’s fans Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee and Ben Put and Bad Pacers Fans to “turn this s — up” and “Send these sons of B —— Back to New York with their ears Ringer.”
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Former Indiana Pacers Guard Reggie Miller before Game 3 in 2025 Eastern Conference Finals. (Trevor Ruszkowsk/iMagn -Pictures)
Mellencamp mentioned that “someone” used “bad sports development.” He did not specifically mention McAfee by name, but it was not exactly a secret, and McAfee replied to X that “I am someone.”
Before he called Game 5 on Thursday, Pacers legend Reggie Miller sent a video montage of him who greeted Mellencamp, which included Mellencamp’s hit song, “Jack & Diane.”
“Only real Hoosiers know what this man means for Indiana. Army to call [Mellencamp] A true friend, “Miller wrote on Instagram.” From dinners, video recordings, tour bus jumps, to singing on stage, I’ve done it all with him. Nothing but unconditionally [love] For him and his family thanks for always being there for some of the late night calls to vent about basketball back in the day .. #jackanddiane. “
John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee (Getty Images; Imag)
Pacers won Game 4 after McAfee took the microphone to take a commanding 3-1 series lead, but the series is on its way back to Indiana after Knicks dried the floor with Pacers in Game 5.
Stiller challenged McAfee to participate in games 5 In New York’s Madison Square Garden on Thursday, but McAfee said he didn’t “paid $ 70,000 for a ticket.”
The game 6 is played on Saturday night. With a win, it will be the Pacers’ first trip to the NBA final since 2000, where they also beat Knicks in the eastern conference final.
If Knicks manages to win the next two, it will be their first final performance since 1999 when they beat Pacers to get there.
Reggie Miller and Spike Lee speak before a game between Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks 14 December 2021, in Madison Square Garden in New York, New (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
The winner of the series will take on Oklahoma City Thunder, who plays for a championship for the first time since 2012.
