Pat McAfee tells John Mellencamp to 'shut the f--- up' after taking offense to Pacers hype-up speech

John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee are officially astatine war.

It each started erstwhile Mellencamp took discourtesy to McAfee calling retired celebrity Knicks fans during Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals betwixt New York and the Indiana Pacers.

After calling retired Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, and Timothee Chalamet, which prompted boos successful Indianapolis, McAfee implored fans to "turn this s--- up" and "send these sons of b------ backmost to New York with their ears ringing."

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John Mellencamp and Pat McAfee (Getty Images; Imagn)

Mellencamp, though, said successful a connection that helium was "embarrassed" that "somebody" utilized "poor sportsmanship" - without mentioning McAfee by name. McAfee replied connected X that "I americium somebody."

But connected his ain amusement Friday, McAfee fired backmost astatine the singer.

"When the Knicks are playing successful Gainbridge, I judge determination is going to beryllium immoderate boos. There mightiness beryllium immoderate antagonistic things said toward the different team. That's benignant of however sports work, I think," McAfee began. "We are going to beryllium an cause of lone bully things astatine sports worldly happening. Only affirmative cheers going forward, due to the fact that that volition marque John Cougar Mellencamp happy."

The erstwhile Indianapolis Colt added, "I don't cognize what helium thought helium was doing."

"He puts retired this horrendous punctuation tweet, horrendous graphic. John, can't archer you however atrocious everything you did present was. The graphic, the quote, the timing, your 2 days late, John… John, unopen the f--k up…

Pat McAfee enters the arena during the WWE Royal Rumble astatine the Alamodome. (Joe Camporeale-USA Today Sports)

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"You thought you were gonna hide me? I don’t deliberation so, John! Hey Coug’. Suck it buddy. Hope I get the accidental to spot you existent soon. I deliberation we’re astir apt gonna beryllium astatine the aforesaid spot beauteous soon. I don’t privation immoderate of your bulls--t, I don’t similar you."

The Pacers won Game 4 aft McAfee took the mic to instrumentality a commanding 3-1 bid lead, but the bid is headed backmost to Indiana aft the Knicks wiped the floor with the Pacers successful Game 5.

Stiller challenged McAfee to be Game 5 astatine New York's Madison Square Garden Thursday, but McAfee said helium was "not paying $70,000 for a ticket."

Neither squad has made the NBA Finals successful the 21st century. The Knicks bushed the Pacers successful the 1999 league finals, but the Pacers returned the favour the pursuing year.

Game 6 volition beryllium played Saturday nighttime successful Indiana, wherever it appears apt that the 2 caller foes volition some be.

Paul Michael Levesque, known professionally arsenic Triple H, and Pat McAfee airs for a photograph anterior to crippled 4 of the eastbound league finals betwixt the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks for the 2025 NBA Playoffs astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse.  (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)

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The victor of the bid volition instrumentality connected the Oklahoma City Thunder, who volition beryllium playing for a title for the archetypal clip since 2012.

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