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For most of the world who grew up watching Sesame Street<\/em>, Elmo is a lovable and, importantly, uncontroversial figure with a (somewhat annoying) laugh. For New Yorkers, the Muppet\u2019s latest tweet makes him a traitor.<\/p>\n The New York Knicks have earned a spot in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, a feat that has turned the city upside down with excitement. But as Game 1 approached on June 3\u2014with the subway entrance by the team\u2019s home court at Madison Square Garden painted orange and blue\u2014an unexpected character chimed in with a nod to sportsmanship that Knicks fans didn’t appreciate coming from a fellow New Yorker.<\/p>\n “Elmo hopes both teams have fun!” he posted to his official X account<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, New Yorkers did not treat Elmo’s bipartisan approach with kindness. <\/p>\n “Both teams? Elmo why you acting like you ain\u2019t from the Bronx,” a user responded on X<\/a>. The official Knicks Wall account also chimed in<\/a>, saying, “PICK A SIDE COWARD.”<\/p>\n Wendy’s, a brand account known for its irreverent use of social media, piled on by telling Elmo<\/a> “NOT NOW.”<\/p>\n Ahead of Game 2 on June 5, even the NYC Department of Transportation took a stance, posting, “don\u2019t make us take this down, bro,” along with a photo of the inauguration of a Sesame Street<\/em> sign in uptown Manhattan.<\/p>\n