New Video Angle Shows Knicks Fans Pelting Brian Windhorst After Playoff Series Win
New York Knicks fans flooded the streets outside Madison Square Garden after their team eliminated the Boston Celtics from the 2025 playoffs.
The Knicks beat the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals in six games, advancing to the conference finals for the first time since 2000.
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Veteran reporter Brian Windhorst covered the Knicks-Celtics series for ESPN. He picked Boston to defeat New York before the series started.
So when Knicks fans saw Windhorst walking back to his hotel from MSG after Game 6, some of them harassed the ESPN insider.
A few New York fans even threw objects at Windhorst.
This is certainly not a good look for Knicks fans. Windhorst is a respected reporter who was simply walking back to his hotel from work. There was no need for fans to throw stuff at him. He could have gotten hurt if any of the objects were large or sharp.
The Knicks will face the Indiana Pacers in the conference finals. While Knickerbocker fans were pumped about beating the Celtics, Knicks forward Mikal Bridges knows that there is still work to be done.
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"I just think there's still more to go. We're not done," Bridges said after Game 6. "We played hard and handled business, but the season's not over yet."
ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Stephen A. Smith.© Brett Davis-Imagn Images
Game 1 between the Pacers and Knicks is on Wednesday. New York has home-court advantage in the series.
The Pacers beat the Knicks in the second round of last year's playoffs in seven games. It will be fascinating to see who wins this series.
Will Windhorst cover the games in New York after being heckled in the Boston series? Only time will tell.
Related: Hawks Star Trae Young Sends Clear Message on Knicks
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