Billie Joe Armstrong Drops F-Bomb During Green Day’s NHL All-Star Game Performance
Billie Joe Armstrong proved NBC’s broadcast of the NHL All-Star Game really was live when he dropped a massive f-bomb during Green Day‘s performance of “Basket Case.”
Green Day with the family friendly intermission performance on national television pic.twitter.com/XMbIjISpTt
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) January 26, 2020
Considering such a blatant f-bomb (and there were two more after the one above), the moment quickly began to trend and the reactions were plentiful. Here is just a selection of the best reactions.
Well, there goes the NHL's 102 year streak of nobody ever saying a swear on a hockey rink.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) January 26, 2020
Gary Bettman listening to Green Day in NHL suite with corporate sponsors and their children... pic.twitter.com/mNNbw5KbmH
— BucciOT.Com (@Buccigross) January 26, 2020
lmao Green Day out here risking it all at the damn All-Star Game
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 26, 2020
NBC censor stopped more things than Connor Hellebuyck tonight.
— Winging It In Motown (@wingingitmotown) January 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/leahflame/status/1221268257090363392
NHL: *Books Green Day for All-Star Game*
— Logan Mullen (@ByLoganMullen) January 26, 2020
NHL when Billie Joe starts swearing at the All-Star Game: pic.twitter.com/5pMIvaCgLY
Gary Bettman rn pic.twitter.com/dBlR7I1ybu
— Chris Dilks (@ChrisDilks) January 26, 2020
Yikes...Next year's musical act is gonna be the Muppets. https://t.co/fnKvXtfXQr
— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) January 26, 2020
Anyway, Green Day is playing "American Idiot" and there is fire on the ice. Someone is censoring all the songs, so Billie Joe Armstrong appears to be taking every break as an opportunity to curse. It's quite the cognitive dissonance. pic.twitter.com/5deqyY2REL
— Laura Albanese (@AlbaneseLaura) January 26, 2020
A reminder that the NHL and Green Day have a “multiyear partnership.”
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) January 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/CauseItsTheCup/status/1221270587093344256
Live look at Gary Bettman during Green Day pic.twitter.com/4xGt3MsShN
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 26, 2020
Green Day singing American Idiot and dropping F-bombs on live TV... #NHLAllstargame pic.twitter.com/Rk7obs8nG8
— Dave Jewell (@DaveJewellOHL) January 26, 2020