Elmo may be a native New Yorker, but he\u2019s still got some things to learn about NYC culture.<\/p>\n
The \u201cSesame Street\u201d character made a faux pas when, on the first day of the NBA finals, he posted on X<\/a>, \u201cElmo hopes both teams have fun!\u201d followed by three basketball emojis.<\/p>\n \u201cBut Elmo,\u201d you\u2019re probably thinking. \u201cYour home team, the New York Knicks, is playing in the NBA finals for the first time since 1999. Surely you should be rooting for your own team!\u201d And you\u2019d be right to think that. New Yorkers are so invested in the NBA finals that Mayor Mamdani signed an executive order repealing children\u2019s bedtimes so they can stay up to watch the games.<\/p>\n Knicks fans made their feelings known in the comments of Elmo\u2019s post. \u201cThis isn\u2019t the time for sportsmanship Elmo. These streets ain\u2019t sesame,\u201d one user wrote. Another posted, \u201cElmo, you’re from NYC, little buddy. It’s okay to root for the Knicks.\u201d Brands even started weighing in, with the Wendy\u2019s account writing, \u201cNOT NOW ELMO.\u201d<\/p>\n At least Elmo had the good sense to walk back his post. On Thursday, he wrote, \u201cKNICKS that last message! Elmo didn\u2019t mean to SPUR you on!\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a little late, Elmo, but we\u2019ll take it.<\/p>\n All NBA Final games will air live on ABC and will be available to stream on the ESPN App. Game 2 between the Knicks and Spurs tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET Friday night.<\/p>\n Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind<\/a> for all your pop culture obsessions.<\/p>\n