Spike Lee is no fair-weather fan. This is a man who lives and breathes Knicks basketball. A longtime fixture at New York’s Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood director was in attendance for Sunday night’s Eastern Conference playoff opener between the Knicks and Hawks, and from the looks of it, he was having the time of his life.
Famous for beefing with Reggie Miller when the Knicks/Pacers rivalry was at its peak in the 1990s, the 64-year-old remains passionate as ever, as evidenced by his lively pre-game encounter with Knicks All-Star Julius Randle.
Lee, who directed Malcolm X and Do the Right Thing, among other cinematic masterpieces, went bananas in the second quarter, almost jumping out of his Nikes when Immanuel Quickley drained a three from Long Island.
Lee, who did not, at any point, sit down, lost it again when R.J. Barrett put Bogdan Bogdanovic on a poster, knotting the score at 63 with five minutes and change to go in the third quarter.
The legendary filmmaker might want to pace himself—Sunday night was only Game 1 of the first round. But after an eight-year absence from the postseason, it’s refreshing to see Spike back where he belongs, invigorating the crowd from his courtside seat at MSG.
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