Typically, lessons about sportsmanship and support are celebrated and beloved by people who watch Sesame Street or follow Elmo on social media. However, now that the NBA Finals are airing on the 2026 TV schedule, people, and specifically Knicks fans, are not so supportive of Elmo’s encouraging message to both teams currently competing for the championship. In fact, one fan of the New York City-based team went really hard in the paint as they criticized the Sesame Street star’s polite comment.
Ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals (which aired on June 3 and the Knicks won by ten), Elmo took to X to post a nice message for the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Seemingly pledging neutrality and giving “I hope everyone has fun” energy, the Sesame Street character wrote:
