How Taylor Swift, Timothée Chalamet and More Stars Score Seats for Knicks’ Celebrity Row
Taylor Swift could build a castle out of all the unnecessary bricks thrown at her.
As the “Opalite” singer attended to watch the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs face off in Game 4 of the NBA Finals alongside friends Este Haim and Alana Haim, her attendance was met with criticism from an announcer calling the game.
“Is that Taylor Swift down there?” Knicks analyst Monica McNutt said during the June 10 broadcast, which was later shared to social media. “She’s not a Knicks fan. Get out of here girl.”
E! News reached out to the Knicks for comment but has not yet heard back. In an interview June 11, McNutt added “context” to her comments.
“Swifties, I appreciate your passion,” she told TMZ. “I said what I said. I misspoke. I did not know. But here’s the deal, context—I literally just did a piece on celebrity row. I’ve been with this organization for five years. I know these folks. Ben Stiller, his wife Christine, Fat Joe. I had not seen her this year or last year.”
And while McNutt acknowledged Swift’s recent outing to the Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers playoff game, she maintained she thought she was supporting fiancé Travis Kelce.
“Obviously, Travis supports the Cavs,” McNutt continued. “But she didn’t have on any Knicks paraphernalia so I did not know her Knicks loyalty. But shoutout T-Swift. We can be united.”