Internet Erupts After Security at Madison Square Garden Confuses Fan’s ‘I <3 NY’ Shirt for a Rival Team Jersey
In a scene straight out of a sitcom, a New York Knicks fan was nearly denied entry to Madison Square Garden last night after event staff reportedly mistook the classic white text on his “I <3 NY” t-shirt for the logo of a rival basketball team. The fan, identified only as Doug from Staten Island, claims he tried to explain the universally recognized tourism slogan while security scanned his shirt with a flashlight, debating if it was a cryptic Brooklyn Nets tribute. Meme historians are having a field day as the moment was captured on livestream, causing the phrase “Madison Square Garden” to trend alongside jokes about how the venue’s security is now operating at the same level of paranoia as airport TSA when they see a granola bar.