An Indiana Pacers fan, Jarrett Funke, was charged with multiple offenses after allegedly stabbing two New York Knicks supporters during a playoff game. The incident occurred on May 23 at a brewery in Carmel, Indiana. Funke reportedly knocked a Knicks cap off a fan, returned to confront them, and subsequently stabbed two individuals. While Funke claims self-defense, witnesses placed him as the aggressor. This incident adds to previous tensions between fans of the two teams during the playoffs, highlighting ongoing rivalries in the NBA.
Funke claims the Knicks fans were talking shit and punched and shoved him, before he swung his knife in self-defence.
According to court documents, several witnesses say Funke was the aggressor in the situation.
Funke is said to have knocked the Knicks cap off one of the alleged victims.
The incident is not the first involving friction between Pacers and Knicks fans during the playoffs.
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