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NY Post
New York Post
4 May 2023


NextImg:Howard Stern wants ‘black players’ on Knicks ‘to talk to him’ when he’s courtside at MSG

Radio shock jock Howard Stern said that “black players won’t come over and say hello to me” when he’s sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden for Knicks games.

Stern said that the players prefer to “go over to Spike Lee” and other black celebrities that he sits next to, including Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan.

“The Knicks have been very kind to me. They put me right in the front row,” Stern said during Monday’s broadcast of his SiriusXM program “The Howard Stern Show.”

His comments were reported by the news site Mediaite.

“That’s when I knew I was famous,” Stern said of having a front-row seat at the Garden, where a ticket can cost as much as $7,000.

“When I, you know, I have courtside, they put me courtside and the black players won’t come over and say hello to me, but they go over to Spike Lee,” the shock jock said.

Robin Quivers, Stern’s sidekick, asked: “They don’t acknowledge you at all?”

“No. I’ll be sitting next to Tracy Morgan or Chris Rock,” Stern recalled. “You know, they seat you where they seat you.”

Howard Stern said that black NBA players won’t acknowledge him when he sits courtside for Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.
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“And a lot of times when I’m there, I’m next to Tracy Morgan, who is so funny,” Stern continued. “And he’s sitting there and like, couple of the players will come over.”

“They like give him that bro shake and stuff,” Stern added. “And I’m like — these guys should hug me too.”

Stern said: “I mean, what am I? I grew up in a black neighborhood [in the Long Island town of Roosevelt], you know what I mean?”

“I mean they should know that. But I get ignored.”

Stern told Quivers that he thought he was being shunned because he’s a “white guy.”

Stern said that black NBA players would rather fraternize with the likes of Chris Rock (seen far right with Stern and his wife, Beth Ostrosky).
Stern said black players give black celebrities “that bro shake and stuff.” He added, “and I’m like — these guys should hug me too.”
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Stern said he is often seated next to celebrities including comedian Tracy Morgan.
Stern said he is often seated next to celebrities, including comedian Tracy Morgan.
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“You think it’s a racial thing? I’m sure they talk to some white people,” Quivers said.

“No, not that I saw. I want them to. I want them to talk to me,” Stern said.

“I want them to come up and go, ‘Hey Howard, fan of the show or something.’ I don’t get that.”

Stern said that while black players ignore him, they're happy to talk to director and avid Knicks fan Spike Lee.
Stern said that while black players ignore him, they’re happy to talk to director and avid Knicks fan Spike Lee.
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Stern said he has gotten some attention from both black and white referees.

“Can I get a shout-out from some of the players?” Stern said.

He added: “I just get upset. I’m like, you know, fame to me is very important. I’ll admit it. I like people to recognize me.”

Stern said that the Knicks "have been kind to" him. He is seen with Ostrosky and rapper 50 Cent.
Stern said that the Knicks “have been kind to” him.
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“They might be recognizing you. Just not speaking to you,” Quivers said.

“Yeah, maybe they don’t like me. I don’t know,” Stern said.

“I’d like to think it’s a white thing, not my personality.”

The Knicks are currently tied 1-1 in their seven-game series against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Knicks are currently tied 1-1 in their seven-game series against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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“I hope it’s racial. That’s all.”

The Post has sought comment from the Knicks and MSG.