“Haven’t left for Cancun yet?” - Fans roast Aaron Judge, Devin Williams, Cam Schlittler as Yankees trio hit the stands for Knicks season opener

New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge's bid for a first World Series title ended in disappointment after the American League East team was eliminated from the postseason by the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Yankees, who edged arch rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the AL Wild Card series, failed to get past the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Division Series.

With the Yankees' season in the books, the AL MVP front-runner enjoyed NBA action on Wednesday as he was courtside at Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks' season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Judge was joined by Yankees pitchers Devin Williams and Cam Schlittler for the game.

Fans reacted to the Yankees stars attending the Knicks' first game of the season.

"I thought they went to Cancun. Came home."

"The upside of not having to worry about a World Series game to play."

"I’m crying bro judge told everyone else to stay home and brought the only other 2 who showed up in October 😭😭😭"

"If you had given me 30 years to come up with the exact trio of Yankees to be at the game, I never would've landed on these three."

"They finally ban Volpe from appearing on the screen?"

Aaron Judge and his wife Samantha share lighthearted moment with Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony

Apart from his teammates, Aaron Judge was accompanied to the game by his wife Samantha. The duo was seen having a candid conversation with Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony during the game. Judge and Samantha, who tied the knot in 2021, welcomed their first child earlier this year.

The Knicks' game witnessed several stars turn up to the courtside as New York Giants rookie Cam Skattebo was also at the venue, along with Hollywood star Ben Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor.

Musicians Fat Joe and Ed Sheeran watched the NBA action unfold with Jimmy Fallon and Tracy Morgan also in attendance.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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Edited by Chaitanya Prakash