The Sesame Street character, whose fictional home is in New York, came in for criticism after not giving full-throated support to the city's basketball team.

New York City has been lit up with excitement as its beloved New York Knicks compete in the National Basketball League (NBA) finals. But one New Yorker's failure to endorse his home team has landed ...

The official social media account for Elmo responded to critics after the beloved “Sesame Street” character found itself in hot water for saying it “hopes” the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs ...

Elmo cheered on the Spurs and Knicks ahead of Game 1, but people online were not happy with his message. See how Elmo reacted.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Getty Images] New York City has been lit up with excitement as its beloved New York Knicks compete in the National Basketball ...