Overview
- WWE performer Danhausen said on ESPN’s NBA Today that the Cleveland Cavaliers are “cursed” heading into the Eastern Conference Finals opener.
- He earlier told First Take the Knicks were “uncursed,” and New York has won seven straight playoff games since that claim.
- The performer appeared at Madison Square Garden for Game 1 and posed with a custom Knicks jersey in a WWE social post.
- New York is chasing its first NBA Finals berth since 1999, and Cleveland reached the conference finals after a seven-game series win over Detroit.
- Fans on social media embraced the gag and linked it to the Knicks’ streak, as coverage cast the curse talk as a light entertainment subplot to the actual matchup.