Pat McAfee fires at John Mellencamp in Heated Knicks-Player Series

John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee are officially in the war.

It all started with Mellencamp calling McAfee to gather celebrity Knicks fans in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals of New York and the Indiana Pacers.

After summoning Ben Stiller, Spike Lee and Timothee Chalamet (prompt Indianapolis Boos) to claim Boos, McAfee begged fans to “put Ss–up” and “send these B—— back to New York's son, their ears ring”.

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John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee (Gate Image; Imagn)

However, Mellencamp said in a statement that he was “embarrassing” “someone” used “poor sportsmanship” – without mentioning McCaffe's name. McAfee replied to X, “I am alone.”

But in his own show on Friday, McAfee shot the singer.

“When the Knicks play in Gainbridge, I believe there will be some booing. There may be some negative things to say to another team. I think it's a sport,” McAfee began. “We will be the agents of good things happening in sports. There are only positive cheers because it will make John Coogel Melencamp happy.”

“I don't know what he thinks he's doing,” the former Indianapolis Colt added.

“He put out this horrible quote tweet, horrible graphics. John, can’t tell you how bad everything you’re doing here.

Pat McAfee enters the arena during the WWE Royal Rumble in Alamodome. (Today's Joe Camprea – American Sports)

Pacers legend Reggie Miller appears to be at John Melencamp-Part McPhee

“Do you think you're going to bury me? I don't think so, John! Hey, coug.

The Pacers won Game 4 after McAfee led the mic to a 3-1 series lead, but returned to Indiana after the series Knicks wipe the floor With the Pacers in Game 5.

still Challenge McAfee for Game 5 At Madison Square Garden in New York on Thursday, McAfee said he “didn’t pay a $70,000 ticket.”

Neither team has reached the NBA finals in the 21st century. The Knicks beat the Pacers in the 1999 final, but the Pacers won favor the following year.

Game 6 will be played in Indiana on Saturday night, where it seems both new enemies may be.

Paul Michael Levesque, known professionally as Triple H, took a photo before the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks’ fourth game before the 2025 NBA Playoff Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn image)

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The winner of the series will win the Oklahoma City Thunder, which will be in the championship for the first time since 2012.

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