John Mellencamp calls out Pat McAfee for trashing Knicks celebrity fans: I was embarrassed

This one hurts so bad.John Mellencamp has taken Pat McAfee to task for his foul-mouthed rant on the Knicks’ celebrity fans that attended Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night in Indianapolis.“The Knicks/Pacers games have been very entertaining for anyone who likes basketball or sports.I attended Game 4 in Indianapolis,” Mellencamp, the Hall of Fame singer-songwriter and Indiana native, wrote on social media.“‘Hoosier Hospitality’ …I was embarrassed when somebody, under whose direction I don’t know, called out some of the people who had made the trip from New York to support their team — and in turn, support our team.

The audience booed these people.I’d say that was not Hoosier Hospitality.

One could only say it’s poor, poor sportsmanship.I was not proud to be a Hoosier, and I’ve lived here my entire life.“On behalf of most Hoosiers, I would like to apologize for our poor behavior.

I’m sure the Pacers had nothing to do with this smackdown.”Sports+ subscribers: Sign up for Inside the Knicks to get daily newsletter coverage and join Expert Take for insider texts about the series.McAfee, the former Colts punter and current WWE commentator whose eponymous ESPN show is filmed in Indianapolis, was given a microphone to speak to the crowd during the fourth quarter of the Pacers’ win on Tuesday and let the Knicks’ celebrity fans have it.“Indianapolis, Indiana, we’ve got some bigwigs from the big city in the building,” McAfee began.“Spike Lee is here.Ben Stiller is here.

Timothée Chalamet is here,” he continued, with fans booing after each name.“Let’s send these sons of bitches back to New York with their ears ringing.

Let’s turn this s–t up!”McAfee addressed Mellencamp’s comments Thursday on X, stating, “I am ‘somebody’.”Stiller seemed surprised by McAfee’s comments during an appearance on SNY’s “The Putback.”“I did know that Timothée had been on his show.And I was like, ‘Oh, ...