Indiana Pacers centre player Myles Turner trolls New York Knicks with a Family Guy clip post Eastern Conference Final results
Myles Turner (Photo by Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images) and Family Guy (Photo via Family Guy/Instagram)
After a long wait since the year 2000, the
Indiana Pacers
marched into the NBA finals after beating the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the
Eastern Conference Finals
. The team will now be facing one of the best teams in the league, the Oklahoma City Thunder, in the NBA finals. While the Pacers prepare themselves for another intriguing series of final matches,
centre player Myles Turner
continues to take another unapologetic shot at the Knicks post Game 6 of the conference finals with one of the clips from the show
Family Guy.
Myles Turner continues to celebrate Indiana Pacers' entry into the NBA finals, highlights journey mapped by the team after their last finals debacle in 2000
While the western counterpart saw a quick end to the conference finals with the Oklahoma City Thunder defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5, taking a lead of 4-1, the Eastern Conference finals got dragged on till Game 6 after a stunning win by the New York Knicks over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5. However, it did not take long for the Pacers to bounce back and secure a spot for themselves in the NBA finals after defeating the Knicks in Game 6.
The final score of the match stood at 125-108, with Pascal Siakam leading the team to its much-deserved victory. Siakam scored a total of 31 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists, followed by point guard Tyrese Haliburton scoring 21 points with 6 rebounds and 13 assists.
While the Pacers relive the moment of victory and accomplishment after a long wait since their last entry into the finals in 2000, centre player Myles Turner decides to rub it in to the Knicks with another post of his on Instagram.
Turner uses a clip from the famous TV show, The Family Guy, known for its brutally honest comments on social issues and the happenings across the world, in order to troll the Knicks team.
In the clip, a character named Carter Pewterschmidt is shown stuffing cash into a grinder and then turning it into its ground form. The character then drinks all of it and says, 'In about an hour, I am gonna piss away 20 grand.'
As a reaction to this, Glenn Quagmire, another notable character from the series, in a satirical statement, said, 'What? You gonna bet on the Knicks?' The dialogue is a depiction of the disappointing playoffs by the Knicks team in the past couple of decades.
Turner uploaded the clip as part of a series of photos and videos posted in order to showcase the journey mapped by the Pacers to reach the finals, while captioning the entire post as 'The story writes itself.'
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Throughout the 6 games until now, Turner has significantly contributed to the team's success with an average of 13 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 blocks, and 1.5 assists per game. This is the second time the Pacers have made it to the finals after losing the NBA title once in 2000 against the Los Angeles Lakers. The team now has a chance to prove themselves and win the NBA title for the first time in franchise history.
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