Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he “jinxed” the Cleveland Cavaliers during an epic New York Knicks comeback on May 19, 2026, and admitted, “I’ll own it.”
The media personality acknowledged the turn of events shortly after the Knicks erased what had been a sizable Cavaliers lead. In a brief social-media message, Portnoy accepted personal responsibility, writing that his remarks came at exactly the wrong time for Cleveland.
The sequence quickly drew attention from basketball fans, many of whom seized on Portnoy’s willingness to shoulder the blame for the Cavaliers’ collapse and the Knicks’ dramatic surge.
No additional details about the game or Portnoy’s full comments were immediately available.
Source: New York Post
