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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ben Stiller talks bonding over basketball with Timothée Chalamet, a 'genuine Knicks fan through and through'
Ben Stiller has an incredible Hollywood resume as an actor, producer, director, and writer. But first and foremost, he's a Knicks fan. A staple at Madison Square Garden throughout the regular season and playoffs, Stiller has also been cheering on his Knicks on the road during the postseason, as he was in the building in Indiana for Game 4 against the Pacers, sitting next to fellow actor and diehard Knicks fan Timothée Chalamet. Advertisement Stiller and Chalamet have become quite the tandem when it comes to cheering on the Knicks, and Stiller explained on The Putback with Ian Begley, how he and Chalamet have formed a bond over their beloved team. 'We met each other over the years a few times and I'm a fan of his, he's a great actor, always seemed like a nice guy,' Stiller said. 'Saw him at some Knicks games and then we were at the Detroit series and were both looking to go to Detroit, so we decided to go together and got to know each other. 'Genuine Knicks fan through and through. New Yorker, New York kid, and has a true appreciation of the game and no trouble calling out the refs during a game, too.' While sitting courtside in Indiana, Stiller and Chalamet, along with Spike Lee, were the subject of a WWE-style roasting by TV personality and former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee. Advertisement "We got some bigwigs from the big city in the building. Spike Lee is here. Ben Stiller is here. Timothée Chalamet is here. Let's send these sons of bitches back to New York with their ears ringing," McAfee said to pump up the crowd during the fourth quarter of Game 4. Stiller was able to get a good laugh out of it, though, saying on The Putback that Indiana had an 'amazing, amazing atmosphere,' and that McAfee should head to the Big Apple for Thursday night's Game 5. "I have to say, I was not familiar with his game. I did not know that was coming," Stiller said. "I did know that Timothée has been on his show and I was like 'Oh, that's your boy, that's your guy,' so then when that happened I was a little bit like 'Whoa, okay.' But the WWE aspect, I get it. It's just not the way it happens in New York. Advertisement "He should come to the Garden for Game 5. They'll put him up on the screen and they'll show him punting the ball, and everybody will give him a nice cheer. That's how we do it in New York. "But I get it. It was fun. I feel like he was just trying to get the crowd riled up. It was a little bit out of the blue… it just seems a little cartoonish, but then again it goes with the WWE." Knicks fans can certainly expect to see Stiller and Chalamet on Thursday night at Game 5, as the Knicks look to stay alive and flip the momentum in the series, with Indiana up 3-1 in the best-of-seven set. Any chance we'll get to see the two actors mic'd up during the game? "They don't want to do that," Stiller said with a laugh. "I'm telling you." You can watch Stiller's full appearance on The Putback by clicking here.
Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Poor sportsmanship' — John Mellencamp criticizes Pat McAfee's Knicks celebrity booing at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27
(Image Source - Getty Images) In a blend of sportsmanship and showmanship, Indiana's rock legend John Mellencamp publicly criticized ESPN's Pat McAfee for his behavior during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. McAfee, recognized for his flashy style, stirred the home crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to boo celebrity Knicks fans such as Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, and Timothée Chalamet. Mellencamp, stressing the value of "Hoosier Hospitality," voiced his embarrassment over the situation, leading to a wider dialogue about respect and etiquette in sports arenas. John Mellencamp denounces Pat McAfee's callout of Knicks celebrities as uncharacteristic of Indiana's hospitality In the fourth quarter of Game 4 on May 27, 2025, between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks, Pat McAfee really stole the show at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The ex-NFL punter and now ESPN host took the mic to pump up the crowd, highlighting the celebrity Knicks fans in attendance, "We got some big wigs from the big city in the building! Spike Lee is here! Ben Stiller is here! Timothée Chalamet is here!" Each name was met with escalating boos, culminating in McAfee's rallying cry: "Let's send these sons of bitches back to New York with their ears ringing!" John Mellencamp, attending the game, was dismayed by the crowd's reaction. Without naming McAfee directly, he took to social media to express his disappointment, "I was embarrassed when somebody... called out some of the people who had made the trip from New York to support their team... The audience booed these people. I'd say that was not Hoosier Hospitality." He further lamented, "I was not proud to be a Hoosier, and I've lived here my entire life. " Ben Stiller, one of the stars who was called out, reacted with a mix of surprise and understanding. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với mức chênh lệch giá thấp nhất IC Markets Đăng ký Undo He described McAfee's remarks as "weird" but chalked it up to his WWE-style theatrics, noting that most Indiana fans were really welcoming. Stiller even invited McAfee to join him for a game at Madison Square Garden, pointing out the different fan cultures between the two cities. After being criticized by Mellencamp, McAfee remarked on his show that he heard Mellencamp's comments, but that he was confident in his role of inspiring the home crowd. Stiller invited Brown to watch Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, but he refused because of the ticket price being as high as $171,000 and not getting support from the Knicks owner. Also Read: New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson accused of r*pe and years of abuse by former girlfriend in Los Angeles lawsuit The case shows that there is a slim difference between acting as a passionate fan and acting in a good-sportsmanlike manner. McAfee hoped to bring energy to the home crowd which instead revealed the importance of keeping respect, even during hard-fought games. Joan Mellencamp urged people to be kind, remembering that being loving includes respect. Both the teams and their fans get to embrace what the sport stands for as the series progresses.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
PSG and Inter prepare to serve up a continental treat in Bigger Cup final
PARIS, MILAN, MUNICH With the 2024-25 season in Uefa-land drawing to its glamorous close, is there a better time to assess how the whole thing went down with everything considered in the round? Yes! But Football Daily doesn't publish on Sunday morning, so let's make the best of a bad lot. And it's been a good year for English football all right. Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United went to the artistic and creative mecca of Bilbao and staged what can only be described as a dirty protest, a Chelsea squad worth £1,400,000,000 struggled against (though eventually steamrollered) a team collectively priced at 0.96% of a Mykhailo Mudryk, and it's fair to say the rest of the continent will be extremely glad to see the back of us. Advertisement It was a close-run thing that there's no English representation in Saturday's Bigger Cup final, mind you. Paris Saint-Germain may have reached tomorrow's mega-game by beating all four Premier League contenders, but it wouldn't have taken too much for matters to pan out in a very different way altogether. Perhaps if Manchester City hadn't, for a couple of John Bondian months, reverted to their 1977-2009 norm? Perhaps if Willian Pacho hadn't been able to clear Ian Maatsen's fine volley off the line during the last knockings at Villa Park? What if Liverpool's analytics department had told Jürgen Klopp to cool his boots over Darwin Núñez? And how about a world in which Mikel Arteta didn't spend his life obsessing over WWE-style corner routines and turned the attackers loose instead? Give the old open play a quick go? See what happens? Eh? The slim margins. And so it's fair to say the rest of the continent will be extremely glad to see the back of us. And yet, having said all that, Internazionale aren't necessarily guaranteed to bring big smiles to the big event either. Anyone who speaks fondly of their 1964 and 1965 champions, Helenio Herrera, catenaccio, liberos and all, are trying way too hard, lying both to you and themselves. There's a reason even some Rangers fans were cock-a-hoop when Celtic's Lisbon Lions did their thing. Inter's 2010 winners, meanwhile, are solely remembered these days for driving Barcelona up the wall and round the bend, the final that year almost an afterthought for José Mourinho, his main goal of breaking Po' Pep's noggin already achieved. Although to be scrupulously fair, Romelu Lukaku provided some primetime Saturday-night light entertainment two years ago when keeping goal for Manchester City. So it's swings and roundabouts. This year Inter could finally feature in a showpiece to remember, as anyone who watched their latest iteration's gloriously batty defenestration of Barcelona in the semi-finals can attest. Admittedly their 7-6 aggregate win denied everyone the dream final showdown of Lamine Yamal and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but it'd be churlish to deny Inter their destiny after their role in that instant classic, two matches that scraped the sky before finally breaking into heaven when Francesco Acerbi, 83½, celebrated his campaign-saving stunner with a joyous Fred-Astaire-style mid-air heel-click. Anything similarly thrilling and life-affirming tomorrow – e.g. Davide Frattesi pulling off exactly the same celebration but backwards and in high heels – and it'll be an occasion to remember. We're not there for a start, so have fun, Europe! LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE Follow England 4-2 Portugal in the Women's Nations League with Xaymaca Awoyungbo tonight (7.45pm BST). And don't forget to join us for Bigger Cup buildup on Saturday, before PSG 1-2 Inter (aet) live with Scott Murray (8pm BST). QUOTE OF THE DAY 'It doesn't take a genius to work out that every attacking stat for Arsenal is down from what it was last year when they finished second. Then they finished second again. Whether it was the manager, or whether it was the top brass whose decision was it to go into the season without having a striker, it's cost them dearly because they never really put up a serious fight to Liverpool' – Alan Shearer gets his chat on with Alexander Abnos, and appears to fancy a gig with AFTV. FOOTBALL DAILY LETTERS 'How do Chelsea fans feel about a £1bn+ investment yielding the Conference League trophy? To paraphrase Tina Turner, Wroclaw Got To Do With It?' – Peter Oh. Advertisement 'Re: Thursday's Football Daily main story – 'I would rather defecate in [my] own hands and clap' will be my new method of refusal to various people for sundry suggestions from now on' – Simon McMenamin. 'Can we say Chelsea have Delap in their hands now?' – Krishna Moorthy. Send letters to Today's prizeless letter o' the day winner is … Rollover. Terms and conditions for our competitions can be viewed here. TRENT v BRUNO? Trent Alexander-Arnold and Bruno Fernandes have had plenty of battles down the years. For the record it's W6 D5 L3 for the Liverpool right-back against Manchester United, while Fernandes has won just a single game in nine Premier League appearances when facing their fierce rivals. But who knows? Their next head-to-head could be an unexpected showdown in next month's Club World Cup. After reports of being only prepared to pay Liverpool in cured meats and Panini stickers to get TAA in time for the big bash in the USA USA USA, Real are now willing to line Liverpool's pockets with a boo-calming £10m when the transfer window opens on Sunday. Fernandes, meanwhile, is pondering whether taking a monstrous wage offer from Al-Hilal is a better option than losing friendlies to pub teams in Malaysia. Real Madrid face the Saudi side in the Club World Cup, so if Fernandes does do one, it's on: Trent v Bruno on 18 June in Miami. NEWS, BITS AND BOBS A former Royal Marine has appeared in court accused of driving into and injuring fans at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade on Monday. Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool magistrates court on Friday charged with offences including wounding and causing grievous bodily harm to six people. Advertisement West Ham have been fined £120,000 for homophobic chanting by fans during their 2-1 Premier League loss at Chelsea in February. The club accepted the FA charge of misconduct and have vowed to ban those involved from future matches. Milan have reappointed Massimiliano Allegri as head coach, one day after sacking Sergio Conceição. Allegri won the scudetto in 2010-11 during his previous spell in charge at San Siro, and takes over a side with no European football next season. Elsewhere in Italy, Raffaele Palladino has left his role as Fiorentina manager by mutual consent, just three weeks after signing a contract extension until 2027. Kelly Simmons, the former FA director of professional women's football, has said Big Sir Jim Ratcliffe's remarks about Manchester United's WSL side 'send a signal … about what he thinks about women, not just the women's game.' Advertisement Chelsea are poised to add Liam Delap to their attacking ranks after triggering the Ipswich hot-shot's £30m release clause. Having successfully kept Mohamed Salah on board amid Saudi interest, Liverpool have turned around to find Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal sidling up to Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez respectively. Manchester United have spoiled our fun by ending their post-season Asia tour with a win. Chido Obi scored twice in a 3-1 friendly win over a Hong Kong XI. And fancy another trophy, Spurs fans? Tottenham will face either PSG or Inter in the Uefa Super Cup final on 13 August at Udinese's Stadio Friuli. STILL WANT MORE? Not so long ago, Michelle Agyemang was a ballgirl for Sarina Wiegman's first England game at Wembley. Now the Arsenal star is chasing a place in the Euro 2025 squad, as she tells Tom Garry. Advertisement Tom also got his chat on with Esme Morgan, the England and Washington Spirit defender who's hobnobbed with diplomats and adopted a kitten. Xaymaca Awoyungbo takes in the Unity Cup, a tournament at Brentford's Gtech Stadium for London's diaspora communities to celebrate. PSG have enjoyed a youthful, crowd-pleasing regeneration this season, but a Bigger Cup win for them is still an even bigger win for Qatar, writes Barney Ronay. Philipp Lahm is looking forward to a France v Italy final on Saturday after years of Spanish and English teams making the big game. In Switzerland, third-tier Biel-Bienne are taking on the mighty Basel/Basle/Barrrrl in the Cup final. Michael Yokhin charts their journey from bankruptcy to the big game. MEMORY LANE On this day in 1979: a big Cup final in Munich, won by Nottingham Forest after Brian Clough's side beat Malmö 1-0, Trevor Francis scoring the only goal. John Robertson (pictured left) got the winner when Forest defeated Hamburg to retain the title 12 months later in Madrid. WELCOME, EAST KILBRIDE
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
League of Ireland has escaped ‘difficult child' tag – but recent spats prove there's nothing wrong with childish scenes
JOHN DELANEY'S 'problem child' followed him around like a bad smell — much to his annoyance. For starters, he called the League of Ireland the FAI's 'difficult child' instead, and was describing the financial basket case it was and how he believed it had progressed. 2 John Delaney infamously called the League of Ireland a 'difficult child' Credit: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile 2 St Pat's players taunt Stuey Byrne after winning the league The last time I spoke to Delaney was in 2018. I asked him if he was surprised that he could appoint a manager — He snapped back: 'There's been so much made about that. I came from the 'I didn't mean it in that context and people should know that. It was where it was to where it is.' But the way the Association sometimes dealt with naysayers from within the League of Ireland around that time showed that the Read More on League of Ireland The now FAI President Paul Cooke was once an ally of Delaney but became persona non grata after asking questions about finances — Cooke is an accountant — at an AGM. Roddy Collins was another who was hit with a fine for a comment on RTÉ in 2011, and another when he called the league a 'shambles' in a 2016 column in the Irish Daily Star . He was fined by the FAI as he was working for Monaghan United in 2011 and Had he not been in football , any sanction would have been legal. Good luck proving that calling the league a 'shambles' at that time was not fair comment! But 2016 was also the year that FAI Competitions Director Fran Gavin went on RTÉ and said the Association had 'created the atmosphere' for successes such as those of Most read in Football But the sad thing is it was often an atmosphere of silence. Stadia were often quiet due to lack of numbers, and the managers all — publicly at least — got on with it and largely didn't complain. FAI invite Ireland fan, 11, who was stabbed at Dublin school to training before Bulgaria clash Thankfully that has all changed. The crowds are great — though that may change if The FAI has got it in the neck at times, but that is nothing compared to the WWE-style shenanigans between managers. There has been Stephen Kenny, meanwhile, At the same time, Virgin Media must be delighted that their guests are in the story as it is a rarity in Ireland. PUNDIT POPS Personally, I can only recall a couple of times when pundits got it in the neck from LOI managers or players. And St Pat's players never forgot when Stuart Byrne said Saints were a side to play when the sun came out. They posed for a team photo in hats and scarves after winning the league. Managers — and some fans — may complain about the sideshows taking centre stage when there are so many great games, great goals and great players. But it should be embraced if it keeps people talking about the league. The league is no problem child, but there is nothing wrong with some childish moments now and then.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Pat McAfee fires back at Ben Stiller after he gets Knicks-Pacers Game 5 invite
There's plenty of star power on hand for Game 5 at Madison Square Garden between the Knicks and Pacers, but ESPN personality Pat McAfee is not among that group. The sports talk host told his audience on Thursday that he was not making the trip to New York for the game despite public pressure from Knicks superfan and actor Ben Stiller. Stiller had called on McAfee to be at the game on Thursday after he cut a WWE-style promo during Game 4 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, calling out Stiller, Timothée Chalamet and Spike Lee, who all made the trip to Indianapolis. Pat McAfee is not on hand for Game 5. Pat McAfee Show/X 'The New York Knicks are at home tonight, down three games to one, in Madison Square Garden. There will be a ton of people packed there in that arena. I will not be one of them,' McAfee admitted. 'Ben Stiller extended an invite to me publicly, but I am not paying $70,000 for a ticket. I'm sorry, I just can not do it. Obviously I will be watching the game. I'll be fired up for the game, but I will not be at Madison Square Garden. I'm just not doing it.' McAfee also claimed he had a scheduling conflict among other excuses that he gave for not going to the game. Stiller had reacted to the viral moment of McAfee on Wednesday while appearing on 'The Putback with Ian Begley' and said that he was 'not familiar' with McAfee's schtick. Timothée Chalamet and Ben Stiller pose for a portrait before the Knicks' Game 4 road loss to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect 'I did know that Timothée had been on his show,' Stiller said. ' And I was like, 'Oh, that's your boy. That's your guy.' So when that happened, I was a little bit like, 'Whoa.' But the WWE aspect of it, I get it. It's just not the way it happens in New York. He should come to the Garden for Game 5.'
