Mariska Hargitay arrived at Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden after matinee and evening performances of “Every Brilliant Thing” at the nearby Hudson Theatre.
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At first, she was spotted wearing a black shirt, but quickly changed into a customized orange and blue t-shirt emblazoned with “Stevie Knicks,” an apparent gift from Taylor Swift, who wore a matching T-shirt along with Alana and Este Haim.
A regular at Knicks games, Hargitay was seen celebrating the team’s turnaround win and hugging Swift as well as player Jalen Brunson. “I want everyone to throw out every book on leadership they have and replace it with a photo of Jalen,” Hargitay told me in an exclusive statement Thursday. “We have so much to learn from his brand of strength. And it’s not just his own strength, his whole family’s heart beats inside him when he plays.
“And I feel so lucky, so honored, so grateful, that in the future when people talk about that game, which they will forever and ever, I get to say ‘I was there,’” she continued. “I can’t tell you how much I love and respect and cherish this Knicks team!!”
Game 5 of the NBA finals takes place on June 13 at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET.
Other bold-faced names at Game 4 included NYC staples like Spike Lee, Larry David, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, David Zaslav, Timothée Chalamet, Kyle Jenner, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, John McEnroe and Tracy Morgan.
