Knicks fans accused Cardi B of “cursing” her team Tuesday night, after the rap star and her husband Offset appeared on the jumbotron moments before the team’s collapse against the Sixers.
The musical couple apparently arrived late to the game at Madison Square Garden before appearing on the big screen with just 28.9 seconds left, as the Knicks led 96-90 and had one foot in the conference semifinals.
However, two or three 3-pointers from Tyrese Maxey allowed Philadelphia to force overtime and ultimately pull off a miraculous comeback, leading many Knicks fans to direct their anger toward the ‘Bodak Yellow’ artist.
“Never let her in again,” wrote an X user in response to account X New York Basketball sharing a video of Cardi B and Offset on screen.
“Keep her away from the KNICKS,” said another.
Cardi B and Offset showed up at Knicks game moments before team collapse
Another called the shocking loss the ‘Cardi B Curse.’
Earlier in the series, Sixers wing Kelly Oubre Jr. addressed the Knicks’ celebrity feud and the team’s culture of giving complimentary tickets to celebrities.
“They’ll give the celebrities that $100,000 in free tickets just so they can be there and not care about the game,” Oubre told reporters. “That’s what they do”.
The late arrival of Cardi B and Offset on Tuesday, combined with Emily Ratajkowski’s early departure from a Knicks return earlier this season (she was subsequently denied her usual free ticket to a Rangers game) shows that Oubre can be right.
The Knicks looked set to beat the Sixers in five games Tuesday night before Maxey’s heroics, as the former University of Kentucky guard finished the game with a monster stat line of 46 points, five rebounds and nine assists in 52 minutes to return the series. to Philadelphia.
Tyrese Maxey produced a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation.
Jalen Brunson scored 40 points and the Knicks lost in a potential Game 5 that could clinch the series.
New York led by two with 15.1 seconds left when Josh Hart headed to the Knicks’ free throw line.
He missed the first attempt, opening the door for Maxey to tie the game with an outrageous three-pointer with the logo seven seconds later.
The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson scored 40 points in the loss.
Game 6, which remains a must-win for the Sixers, who are now trailing 3-2 in the series, will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday.