It’s a painfully awkward situation when two companions argue in public, but most are lucky enough to avoid the added exposure of a television audience. However, one pair wasn’t so fortunate during the New York Knicks’ preseason game in Washington on Friday night.
With MSG Network studio host Bill Pidto reading a promo as the broadcast returned from commercial, a man and woman in Knicks replica jerseys appeared in the crowd at Capital One Arena. Only instead of popcorn or a large drink, they were sharing an intense conversation with those in their immediate vicinity.
One man seated a row behind the two Knicks fans was noticeably eavesdropping as the woman became more agitated, turned her head away from her acquaintance and wiped a tear from her eye.
‘Homie in the background just wanted to watch some hoops now he gotta listen to this,’ one fan wrote on X.
Interestingly, as the woman became more emotional, the man appeared to become withdrawn and began staring into the distance as the game returned from a timeout.
A man seated behind the two Knicks fans was noticeably eavesdropping as the woman grew agitated, turned her head away from her acquaintance and wiped a tear from her eye
A large number of responses focused on MSG Network’s decision to stick with the arguing couple during what could have been a more private moment.
‘Why they keep the camera on him?’ one fan asked online.
‘That’s not cool to have the camera on them like that,’ another added.
Many more based their responses on assumptions. Not only were the two presumed to be in a romantic relationship, but many of the male commenters on X pointed the finger directly at her.
‘Body language is toxic,’ one man wrote on X. ‘Block her number.’
‘Praying for that king,’ added another.
‘She legit ruined his night,’ read, perhaps, the most damning of the posts on X. ‘He deserves better.’
A few more noticed that she appeared to smile after wiping tears from her face. Although, to be fair, she could have been laughing out of exasperation.
‘She actually feels crazy emotions for bro from crying to laughing to worried he was actually mad,’ one man wrote.
‘How does she go from crying to laughing at his face?’ another asked.
Although the details behind the quarrel remain unclear, the game did end with the Wizards winning 118-117.
Now the Knicks are set to begin their season Tuesday against the defending-champion Boston Celtics. The Wizards will also open their season against Boston when they host the Celtics on Thursday in Washington.
