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Pat McAfee calls out NYC celebrities in Pacers crowd with fiery pregame speech

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Pat McAfee did what he does best on Tuesday night just before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals — he got the crowd going.

As the Indiana Pacers were preparing to take on the New York Knicks, McAfee grabbed the mic. The College GameDay host pointed out some celebrities in the audience who made the trip to Indianapolis to root for the Knicks. Spike Lee, as always, was in attendance, but so was Ben Stiller and Timotheé Chalamet.

Here was McAfee’s message to the Knicks’ traveling party:

“Indiana, we’ve got some big wigs from the big city in the building,” McAfee said. “Spike Lee is here! Ben Stiller is here! Timotheé Chalamet is here! Let’s send these sons-a-bitches back to New York with their ears ringing! Let’s turn this s–t up!”

Here’s a clip of McAfee’s intro:

Pat McAfee after announcing all the celebrity Knicks fans in Indiana for the Pacers game 😂😂

“Let’s send these son of a bitches back to New York.”

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In the end, the Pacers delivered on the court, winning the game 130-121. Tyrese Haliburton had perhaps the best game of his career so far as he poured in 32 points while adding 12 rebounds and 15 assists. Haliburton also commit a single turnover during the performance.

This win means the Pacers are now up 3-1 in the series over the Knicks, although 2 of the next 3 games — if necessary — will take place at Madison Square Garden. The Pacers have not made the NBA Finals since 2000.

Spenser Davis

Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.