ESPN's Stephen A Smith beefs with Danhausen as Knicks fall behind in playoff series

Danhausen’s "curse" has been beauteous existent successful the WWE world.

The Miz, Kit Wilson and Dominik Mysterio person felt the reverberations of the dreaded "curse" from WWE’s "very nice, precise evil" superstar, but it’s besides had its effect connected New York sports. While the New York Mets appeared to person gotten done it, the New York Knicks person been tangentially affected acknowledgment to Stephen A. Smith.

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Danhausen makes his entranceway during SmackDown astatine Dickies Arena successful Fort Worth, Texas, connected April 24, 2026. (Rich Wade/WWE)

Danhausen appeared connected "First Take" past week and "cursed" the ESPN broadcaster. Smith, a immense Knicks instrumentality supra each else, has watched his squad spell down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks successful their first-round NBA playoffs series. Their highly niche beef carried implicit connected societal media Friday.

"(Stephen A. Smith) APOLOGIZE and Danhausen volition deliberation astir possibly perchance pondering lifting your curse," Danhausen wrote connected X. "Also nonstop quality money."

Smith didn’t look to beryllium inclined to doing immoderate of that.

"I’m not apologizing for a damn happening @DanhausenAD," Smith wrote back. "Not a damn thing. Curse oregon nary curse, the @nyknicks person NO BUSINESS losing this bid to the @ATLHawks — nary substance however bully that young squad is. No business.

Stephen A. Smith attends WrestleMania 42: Night 1 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nevada, connected April 18, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)

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"If the @Knicks suffer this series, heads request to roll. Period. President! GM! Coach! Players! Even the damn Dance Team! To hellhole with each that superstitious stuff. The @nyknicks request to grip their damn business. They had amended not suffer this series, damnit. I curse they amended not!"

While it ended determination Friday night, Danhausen showed up connected "Friday Night SmackDown" carrying a elephantine photograph of Smith’s head.

"You amended beryllium bully to Danhausen. Just inquire Stephen A. Smith," Danhausen told Trick Williams and Lil Yachty. "How ‘bout them Knicks?!"

Danhausen enters the arena earlier his lucifer against Kit Wilson during SmackDown astatine SAP Center successful San Jose, Calif., connected April 10, 2026. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

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The Knicks and Hawks volition commencement Game 4 astatine 6 p.m. ET connected Saturday.