{"id":729966,"date":"2026-06-11T15:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/729966\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T15:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:07:10","slug":"stop-lying-ben-stiller-shocks-charles-barkley-with-knicks-ticket-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/729966\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Stop Lying’: Ben Stiller Shocks Charles Barkley With Knicks Ticket Confession"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Stiller<\/a> stunned Charles Barkley<\/a> over how he got his New York Knicks<\/a> tickets in an awkward exchange on Wednesday\u2019s \u201cInside the NBA.\u201d<\/p>\n

During an interview before the Knicks\u2019 dramatic Game 4 NBA Finals victory<\/a> over the Spurs, Barkley gushed over the \u201cZoolander\u201d star\u2019s devotion to the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not a fair-weather fan,\u201d said Barkley, who contrasted the star with \u201cfreeloaders\u201d who are \u201cjust showin\u2019 up cause the Knicks are doing good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow long have you actually been a season-ticket holder?\u201d Barkley asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a season ticket,\u201d Stiller answered. \u201cI just get the tickets. The celebrit\u2015they give us the tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, stop lying,\u201d Barkley shot back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I can afford the Knicks season ticket front row,\u201d Stiller continued. \u201cUm, no, I\u2019m lucky. … I think it\u2019s because I\u2019ve been coming for so long that they feel I\u2019m a loyal fan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Charles Barkley: “How long have you actually been a season-ticket holder?”<\/p>\n

Ben Stiller: “I don’t have a season ticket. I just get the tickets. The celebrities… [the Knicks] give us the tickets.” pic.twitter.com\/Gngd1shw95<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Tabloids<\/a> quoted<\/a> observers to frame Stiller\u2019s remarks as \u201centitled\u201d and \u201cclueless,\u201d but it\u2019s no secret Madison Square Garden comps many celebrities<\/a> with the best seats in the house. (At one point, the lowest price for a Game 4 courtside ticket was reportedly about $42,000<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

It should also be noted that the \u201cMeet the Fockers\u201d actor is reportedly working on a basketball documentary<\/a> \u2015 which he somewhat confirmed<\/a> on \u201cInside the NBA.\u201d He\u2019s been seen filming<\/a> a lot of the action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a project in the works, but, look, I\u2019d be doing it anyway,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be able to have that point of view, it\u2019s fun to be able to share it with people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stiller, who sat next to Taylor Swift<\/a> and crew during the Knicks\u2019 come-from-behind victory, didn\u2019t shy away from his good fortune.<\/p>\n

\"BenBen Stiller and Taylor Swift cheer on the Knicks during Game 4. <\/p>\n

Jesse D. Garrabrant via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He recalled coming to Knicks games at age 8 with his father, \u201cSeinfeld\u201d legend Jerry Stiller.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur family\u2019s been coming forever, so I\u2019m lucky enough to get that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n