The NBA playoffs have a brand new beef. On one facet, we now have somebody so ridiculously photogenic that they might have, years in the past, convincingly performed a male mannequin. On the opposite we now have Ben Stiller, as a result of that’s proper, he’s now feuding with Kelly Oubre because the latter’s Sixers get set to tackle Stiller’s Knicks within the first spherical.
How did this begin? With a latest clip of a post-practice interview Oubre did with the media, in fact, the place he praised Knicks followers however then endeared himself to the Philly trustworthy by going full heel and taking a potshot at New York’s propensity to provide complimentary tickets to celebrities as a way to add to the attract of the so-called Mecca of Basketball:
Kelly Oubre is worked up for the chance to play at Madison Sq. Backyard, praising the followers’ appreciation of basketball tradition.
Additionally:
“They’re going to provide celebrities these $100,000 free tickets simply to be there and never care concerning the sport” pic.twitter.com/160CdoD86u
— PHLY Sixers (@PHLY_Sixers) April 19, 2024
When broadcast journalist Alan Hahn requested Stiller, probably essentially the most passionate celeb Knicks fan on-line — severely, go look at his Twitter feed, he’s as obsessed as all of us are with our favourite groups — to reply in character because the villain he performed in “Dodgeball”, White Goodman, Stiller accepted the problem forward of Sport 1:
That nickname goes to go triple-platinum the primary time Oubre shoots under 30% from the sector on this collection, however Oubre’s response may need been even higher when hero/journalist Taryn Hatcher requested him if he noticed Stiller’s tweet:
And Stiller could need to watch out right here. Oubre has proven all through his profession that he’s notably prepared to interact in the case of entering into varied beefs. Most not too long ago, the Sixers starter made headlines when he was fined $50,000 for calling a complete officiating crew’s set of bloodlines b—hes, however he additionally could be extra refined. In 2018, for instance, he untied Rodney Hood’s footwear in the course of a sport.
What I’m saying is that Stiller needs to be warned: If Kelly comes as much as you and tries to make good and joke round earlier than the sport… simply verify your footwear after to be sure you don’t journey.
We’ll see if this beef escalates when the Sixers tackle the Knicks in Madison Sq. Backyard on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, however even when it doesn’t, I hope extra celebrities observe in Stiller’s instance and begin feuds with random position gamers.
Can we get lifelong Lakers courtside fan Dyan Cannon to inform Michael Porter Jr. his podcast sucks? Can the Timberwolves unban ARod from their area so he can begin a struggle with Bol Bol? Do the Orlando Magic have any celeb followers who can name Dean Wade a coward for the Cavs ducking their manner into the fourth seed?
The probabilities are infinite, and I hope Stiller simply began a pattern all of us get to take pleasure in.
