Ben Stiller has ideas on the “weird” feedback Pat McAfee directed at him and fellow celebs throughout the latest Knicks-Pacers matchup.
McAfee, a former punter for the Indianapolis Colts, briefly helmed the mic at Recreation 4 of the Jap Convention finals on Tuesday in Indianapolis.
He made certain to single out the movie star Knicks followers in attendance, and the gang responded with loud boos.
“We got some bigwigs from the big city in the building. Spike Lee is here. Ben Stiller is here. Timothée Chalamet is here,” the sports activities analyst mentioned, as the gang loudly booed every identify.
“Let’s send these sons of bitches back to New York with their ears bleeding,” McAfee added, to rapturous applause and cheers from the gang.
Stiller seemingly didn’t really feel the feedback have been as applause-worthy, as he responded to video of McAfee’s feedback on Tuesday evening.
“Yes. Weird. We were happy to be there and cheer our team and other than that Indy fans were awesome,” he tweeted on X.
In one other tweet, Stiller bought deep when he revisited McAfee’s feedback.
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“It’s ok. He must be playing around — if it’s an actual point of view it seems a little anachronistic or cliche? Like we are “ big city celebs” and we shouldn’t be there within the heartland? 😂Once more, everybody we met was superior and extremely cool,” he wrote.
McAfee later responded to Stiller’s take on his present on Wednesday, and gave his aspect of the story.
“I did not know I was getting a microphone ― would like that to be known,” McAfee shared, including that it was the fourth quarter when he was approached by a digital camera man and an emcee with a mic.
As quickly as he found out he was being requested to talk, McAfee mentioned he began scanning the gang.
“I see Spike Lee down there literally covered up in like a babushka,” he mentioned whereas laughing, including that he noticed Chalamet and Stiller subsequent.
Regardless of rising up watching Stiller, McAfee mentioned nevertheless it was “very clear what I needed to do” and what the “assignment was.”
McAfee joked he didn’t know the “sons of bitches” remark was going to return out till he was in the course of talking, however swears it’s now “all love.”
“Felt like hmm, we gotta bring a little bit of a hammer here. But would like to let them all know ― mad respect for coming out. Mad amount of respect for the love they’re showing the New York Knicks. And also, all love.”
He did hear, although, that Stiller “did not love it” when he made the feedback.
“He said it was ‘weird,’ you know. Some people were calling me classless in this entire thing. It’s like ― this wasn’t on TV,” McAfee mentioned. “The assignment was, ’Hey, we blew this thing in the fourth quarter of Game 3 … let’s make sure we turn this shit up a little bit.”
