Fri, November 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM UTC
Taylor Swift was there at the New York Knicks’ magical Game 4 to see the 29-point comeback last spring and the OG Anunoby tip-in, and while there were a lot of questions about whether or not she’s a Knicks fan, she is.
But when Knicks guard Tyler Kolek was asked who the “fakest” celebrity fan was for an NBA 2K League video on Thursday, Nov. 5, he threw out Swift’s name, and his teammate Miles McBride agreed.
“I don’t know if I’ve seen her at any other games,” Kolek said. But then he backtracked a bit.
“I guess she’s got a lot going on, so she can’t come all the time,” he added. “It’s a little performative.”
As he and McBride noted, Swifties may not be happy with that one.
“At the Knicks games, I would say it’s very performative, because they just want to be seen at the game,” Kolek said. “They’re not necessarily fans.”
Both Kolek and Swift share Rhode Island connections. Kolek is from Cumberland and was a standout player at both Cumberland High and St. George’s School. He played college ball at both George Mason and then Marquette, where he won Big East Player of the Year honors in 2022-23. He was drafted 34th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers but was traded to the New York Knicks on draft night.
Swift, of course, is one of the most famous and successful singers on the planet. She is a 14-time Grammy Award winner and has compiled hundreds of other awards. In 2013, she bought a mansion in Watch Hill, formerly known as the “Holiday House,” complete with an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a bedroom suite, and a past that ties it to the Standard Oil fortune.
Swift married NFL star Travis Kelce on July 3 in a star-studded event at Madison Square Garden, after rumors swirled last year that the wedding could take place in Westerly.
This article originally appeared on For The Win:RI’s Tyler Kolek takes a shot at Taylor Swift’s Knicks fandom
