It’s a pivotal second for the New York Knicks and their long-suffering however passionate followers, because the group goals for his or her first NBA title in 50 years—regardless of being one of the vital recognizable squads in American basketball. But over the many years, the courtside seats at Knicks video games have supplied their very own type of leisure for these following alongside (generally by their fingers) at dwelling.
NBA video games have at all times drawn movie star followers, however the New York Knicks set a excessive bar, particularly of their dwelling enviornment of Madison Sq. Backyard. Take your eye off the ball, and also you’ll see extra emotion, vitality, and sense of fashion on “Celeb Row” than you may do some years on the Oscars or Grammys.
The New York Knicks’ well-known followers appear to be a little bit of a uncommon breed, too, for the ability of their devotion. Take Spike Lee, Larry David, Ben Stiller, or Tracy Morgan, who hardly ever miss an essential sport—with Lee constantly dressing within the drippiest orange-and-blue combo he can discover. And extra not too long ago, native Manhattanite Timothée Chalamet, who has been attending video games since he received a pair of tickets in 2010, has drafted in Calabasas girlfriend Kylie Jenner (plus sister Kendall) on all the Knicks’ profitable video games (to this point). They’re the place we’ve seen the couple at their most intimate and candid.
However over time, a lot of the enjoyable of a Knicks dwelling sport has been within the surprising and generally completely wacky mixtures of stars that converge on the MSG Celeb Row. By means of the ’90s and early ’00s, seatmates included Kim Cattrall and Beyoncé; Whoopi Goldberg and Sean Penn; and Howard Stern and Paris Hilton. Everybody from Calvin Klein to Chloë Sevigny, Madonna, and Invoice Murray have additionally cheered from the sidelines. At different factors, we’ve seen a beaming Kyle MacLachlan and an unbothered Brittany Murphy, Lindsay Lohan about to chew off her nails with nerves, a locked-in Leonardo DiCaprio, and Hugh Jackman in a trilby.
Beneath, see a few of the vibiest, starriest scenes from the MSG entrance row and New York Knicks video games of eras passed by.