Este Haim, Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2026, in New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images Mariska Hargitay is such a devoted Knicks fan that she decided to sprint to Madison Square Garden after a two-show day on Broadway to make it to the 8:30 p.m. ET game.
“I took four minutes off the running time of my show, and I knew the traffic would be crazy, so I sprinted from the Hudson Theater on 44th and 6th to MSG,” Hargitay wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “But I knew everything was going to be alright, because I was wearing my Jalen Brunson Kobe 5 Protos that Jalen gave me a few months ago. But I’m not gonna lie, the ten block sprint after a 2-show day was no joke.”
Hargitay is currently starring in Every Brilliant Thing, a one-person show that had a 2 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. evening performance Wednesday. The play ended at 8:27 p.m ET Thursday night. She’s making her Broadway debut in the show, after taking over the role from Daniel Radcliffe. But the SVU star has also been a fervent supporter of the Knicks, and in particular Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, with whom she has developed a close friendship.
She was spotted courtside at Thursday’s Knicks game, donning a “Stevie Knicks” shirt that she appears to have received from her seatmate, Taylor Swift, who was in matching garb. She later joyously ran onto the court to hug the players after the Knicks pulled off the largest comeback in NBA Finals history, ending the game 107 to 106 against the Spurs thanks to a one-handed tip-in from the Knick’s OG Anunoby.
“I love my husband, and our wedding night was great and all, but I think it might have been the greatest night of my life,” Hargitay said. “The game was so brutal, down 29 at the half, but I’m telling you, to watch this team fight and claw their way back — to see that look in Jalen’s eyes — there are just endless life lessons in there. And then OG comes flying in, his orange and blue cape fluttering behind him, and then it’s just pandemonium. It‘ll get replayed again and again, not just as an epic moment in basketball, but on the highlight reel of the best moments in sports. And all I could think was “THAT JUST HAPPENED!!!” And “OH MY GOD, I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!” And “OH MY GOD, I LOVE THIS CITY!!!”
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