Only two months ago, hoops fans doubted Taylor Swift’s inclusion as a diehard New York Knicks fan. It even got awkward when Monica McNutt asked the star to get out. Jalen Brunson had to step in. But Swift was eventually cleared after fans learned about her connection with legend Amar’e Stoudemire. Those doubts, however, are back since Kylie Jenner has declared her love for the NY franchise.

The Knicks have always drawn Hollywood royalty to Madison Square Garden. Now, Jenner joins the star-studded party courtesy of her love connection with Timothee Chalamet. They’ve been together since 2023. Their relationship plays a bigger role than anyone imagined in bringing Jenner closer to the Knicks.

“Never was into it unless someone was married or dating someone, and then I would watch it, but no, I was never really into it,” Jenner admitted on Better Half. “Sometimes for the Finals, I would watch. It wasn’t until I went to my first Knicks game that I fell in love. Like, there’s something about the energy in the stadium and MSG and being there! It was so much fun, and then I just followed them.”

So, Jenner openly admits she was not always a basketball fan. But after growing into the orange and blue outfits in the last two seasons, courtside alongside her partner Chalamet, Jenner now calls herself the “luckiest Knicks fan.”

They’ve been regulars courtside alongside famous faces from Ben Stiller and Mariska Hargitay to Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, and Spike Lee. Back in May, Jenner, sporting a pair of EB jeans, a white Guizio tank top, a Knicks jacket, and a $63k blue Birkin bag, was spotted during an NY playoff game against the 76ers.

Jenner and Chalamet even leaned into twinning outfits for a few games, wearing oversized classic Knicks blue tees and baggy jeans like most people in the arena. Chalamet, in fact, was also a major headline during the Knicks’ championship celebrations when he shaded one of cinema’s biggest honors. “Way rather this than the Oscars,” he said. “C’mon, baby! Knicks are champions, baby!”

Now, it’s important to note that no one is debating the Marty Supreme actor’s credentials as an NBA fanatic. He even left Jenner and the Met Gala behind to attend a playoff game! Because Jenner has suddenly revealed her love for the Knicks, it is taking New Yorkers some time to buy her confession. Here’s why.

Kylie Jenner’s Knicks confession right after a championship win isn’t sitting right with NBA fans…

One of the strongest points currently against Kylie Jenner is where she was born. And fans didn’t take long to figure that out and bring it up.

“She’s from California and grew up a Lakers fan. I’m not buying the larp,” one of the fans wrote on X.

Well, it makes sense. For someone born and raised in Cal, why wouldn’t they be a Los Angeles Lakers fan? In fact, Jenner and Chalamet even attended a Lakers-Timberwolves playoff game in April 2025. They went viral for a myriad of reasons that night, especially after locking lips courtside.

Aside from having her family roots in LA, an anonymous source told PEOPLE that Chalamet also spends a lot of time there and takes care of Jenner’s kids. Therefore, Jenner admitting her love for the Knicks feels suspicious to the community. Another fan raised the timing factor.

“Knick fan is a trend now I feel bad for people who been there for like 30 years,” a fan wrote.

“Real convenient to be a Knicks fan when they’re doing well. My real ones been through hell and back thrice,” another one wrote.

Right now, everyone wants to be a Knicks fan, and why not? Jalen Brunson & Co. ended their 53-year championship drought this year. In June, Taylor Swift faced similar side-eyes when she turned up for Game 4 of the NBA Finals in a ‘Stevie Knicks’ top alongside the Haim sisters. Monica McNutt’s reaction made it worse.

McNutt, who was on broadcast duty, was taped saying, “Get out of here, girl,” when she saw Swift cheering courtside. Days later, McNutt publicly apologized and admitted she “did not know” Swift was a longtime Knicks fan.

“Swifties, I appreciate your passion. I said what I said, and here’s the deal, if I’m wrong, and I am wrong, apparently, because we’ve got an OG Amar’e Stoudemire jersey,” McNutt said, referring to an old photo of Swift posing with Stoudemire and Melo.

“I had not seen her here, this year or last year, and we just saw her with her fiancé,” McNutt continued. “Obviously, Travis supports the Cavs, but she didn’t have on any Knicks paraphernalia, so I did not know her Knicks loyalty, but shout out to T-Swift. We can be united in orange and blue.”

Swift’s decades-old connection with MSG soon came to light. Long before her Fearless and Speak Now tour stops at James Dolan’s arena, a young Swift had performed ‘Lucky You’ during a halftime talent competition all the way back in 2003!

Meanwhile, no such childhood or personal connection has come up in Kylie Jenner’s case yet.

“Ask her if she knows who Larry Brown is,” another netizen wrote.

Now, that might be a brutal way of asking Jenner if she has truly fallen in love with the sport or even the Knicks as a matter of fact!

Keeping up with the sentiment, a fan commented, “And I’m sure if they break up she’ll still go to games. Stop 😂”

Well, let’s nip the breakup part in the bud itself. Only months ago, a Daily Mail source clarified that the two of them are in a serious relationship, and if Chalamet was “preparing to propose, [Jenner] would say yes in a heartbeat.”

On the NBA side, generally, being a new fan is hard because veterans would always be there questioning your decision. And it looks like Jenner is experiencing the latter right now…