Knicks’ courtside celebs fire back at 76ers player’s ‘fake fan’ diss: Talking ‘out of his ass’
nypost.comKelly Oubre Jr. lofted an insult at Madison Square Garden’s famed Celebrity Row, calling the stars who sit courtside fake fans — and the bold-faced names are firing back.“They’re gonna give celebrities those $100,000 [worth of] free tickets just to be there and not care about the game.
That’s what they do,” Oubre said at an April 19 news conference ahead of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, where the Knicks play the 76ers in Game 4 Sunday.“He’s talking a little bit out of his ass there and he’s wrong, because they’re real fans,” “Sopranos” star Steve Schirripa told The Post.“I don’t know who he’s talking about.
The guys in the front row, they care. Tracy Morgan, a huge fan. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, myself, Matthew Modine, John McEnroe, Fat Joe, all fans.
They probably know more about basketball than him, believe it or not.”It might not always have been the case, but now “the fans in the front row are really fans,” said the Bensonhurst native, who believes he’s been to 300 games.“I remember in the past, I’m going, ‘What is he doing here?’ The Knicks start winning some games and they come out, but not lately,” the actor added.Another famous Knicks fan, Ben Stiller, who grew up on the Upper West Side, retorted to Oubre’s jab with a tweet: “Oh I think I care a lot more than you think that you thought I cared . . .
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