Ben Stiller’s basketball fandom clashed Saturday with breaking news of the shooting outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, leading some Republicans to question the reasoning behind one of his social media posts.
Stiller, known for his enthusiastic support of the New York Knicks, used his X account for several hours Unpleasant respond Unpleasant the key plays of the team as they evened their NBA Playoffs series against the Atlanta Hawks in a Game 4 win on the road.
The match ended around 8:53 PM ET, just minutes later The Associated Press, Reuters and other news-related accounts began broadcasting alerts about U.S. Secret Service agents removing Trump from the dinner.
That’s when Stiller delivered this simple three-word message to his followers: “We did it.”
While New Yorkers and Stiller’s followers are quite familiar with his love for the Knicks, his post caught the attention of some people in the MAGA world.
“Did you do something?” replied Representative Nancy Mace (RS.C.) in a message to X.
“Wtf?” wrote Richard Grenell, Trump’s special missions envoy.
There were also more right-wing critics, with one user claiming that Stiller was trying to be “smart” with his post and another called him a “piece of shit.”
Although Stiller, like other celebrities, has expressed his displeasure with the White House by using clips of him without his permission, his post appears to be a case of unfortunate timing.
A number of basketball fans later mocked the right-wing comments, including one account from a Knicks fan who called out “complete idiots” who didn’t realize the comedian was “simply celebrating a Knicks playoff win.”
The MAGA confusion seemed Stiller, that dropped a greeting emoji in a post on the platform on Sunday morning.
He also lost weight three fire emojis in response to a post on the Knicks’ official account asking fans how they feel after the win.
