Taylor Swift may need to shake this one off.<\/p>\n
Knicks point guard Tyler Kolek called out the \u201cPatient Zero\u201d hitmaker as the \u201cfakest\u201d celebrity fan for jumping on the orange and blue bandwagon during the team\u2019s championship run this year. <\/p>\n
Kolek and teammate Deuce McBride were tasked with answering a series of questions during an NBA 2K TikTok livestream<\/a> on Thursday when they were asked, \u201cWho is the fakest celebrity Knicks fan?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cAt the Knicks games, I would say it\u2019s very performative,\u201d Kolek said. \u201cBecause they just want to be seen at the game. They\u2019re not necessarily fans.\u201d<\/p>\n But he singled out the \u201cBad Blood\u201d singer as by far the biggest offender.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe Taylor Swift? I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve seen her at any other games,\u201d Kolek said. \u201cI guess she has a lot going on so she can\u2019t come all the time. But it\u2019s a little performative.\u201d <\/p>\n McBride agreed but warned his teammate that \u201cSwifties\u201d wouldn\u2019t like his answer.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to get some hate from the Swifties,\u201d Kolek acknowledged.<\/p>\n Knicks guard Tyler Kolek called Taylor Swift the \u201cfakest\u201d celebrity fan of the team\u2019s championship run, drawing backlash from Swifties. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n Taylor Swift, left, and actress Mariska Hargitay react during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York, on June 10, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg\/NY Post<\/p>\n McBride praised the Knicks\u2019 core group of celebrity fans, like Ben Stiller and Tracy Morgan, but noted that most stars were rarely seen at games outside of the championship series at Madison Square Garden in June.<\/p>\n Swift was among the many stars at Game 4 of the NBA Finals<\/a> when the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106.<\/p>\n \u201cTaylor Swift has been a Knicks fan for many years, has a long history with Madison Square Garden, and we are incredibly appreciative of her support of the organization,\u201d the Knicks said in a statement.<\/p>\n The \u201cCruel Summer\u201d artist sat courtside with singing sisters Este and Alana Haim, with the trio cheering on the team as she wore an orange-and-blue T-shirt that read \u201cStevie Knicks.\u201d<\/p>\n Swift had been in the Big Apple for the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony<\/a> the night after her appearance at the Garden \u2014 less than a month before she and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce tied the knot at the venue<\/a> <\/p>\n Swift was among the many stars at Game 4 of the NBA Finals when the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t the \u201cCleveland!\u201d singer\u2019s first playoff game during the Knicks\u2019 historic run.<\/p>\n She was caught rooting for the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside her Ohio-born husband during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals, <\/a>which drew the ire of Knicks fans<\/a>. <\/p>\n The singer had also been spotted repping orange and blue long before this year\u2019s run.<\/p>\n Kolek dribbles against the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden in New York, on Nov. 4, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Ahead of the NBA Finals, a Knicks fan page shared throwback snaps on X in May of the Grammy winner repping the team since the mid-2010s<\/a>.<\/p>\n One showed the hitmaker in a jersey and hat posing alongside comedian Jimmy Fallon in 2015, while another captured her courtside with former Knicks stars Amar\u2019e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony.<\/p>\n In a 2014 photo, Swift sported a purple Knicks T-shirt while taking in a game with her former bestie Karlie Kloss.<\/p>\n Kolek\u2019s dig sparked a split reaction online, drawing agreement from some fans and backlash from Swifties.<\/p>\n \u201cYall mad this take is on point,\u201d one fan wrote in the comments of a TikTok clip of his remarks posted to NBA 2K\u2019s account.<\/p>\n \u201cBeyond accurate,\u201d wrote another.<\/p>\n \u201cTaylor been to more Knicks games than you Tyler,\u201d another commented, defending Swift\u2019s fandom.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t