{"id":490400,"date":"2026-06-13T04:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/490400\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T04:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T04:54:13","slug":"selena-gomez-fires-back-at-taylor-swift-nba-finals-drama-its-a-basketball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/490400\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez fires back at Taylor Swift NBA Finals drama: \u2018It\u2019s a basketball game\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Selena Gomez said her phone was buzzing after she commented \u201clol\u201d underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gomez, a Spurs fan and a Texas native, explained that she wasn\u2019t insulting her best friend, Swift, and Hargitay, who wore matching blue-and-orange shirts while on celebrity row at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWoke up and was sent so many texts. I would never insult my friends nor was it an insult. The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page,\u201d Gomez wrote in an Instagram Story post, referring to the photo of a smiling Swift smiling and Hargitay with her head on Swift\u2019s shoulder that was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZblwkSkYcf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=7b91f28b-b0a7-41a0-9c27-8f3405426397&amp;img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:posted by the MTV Instagram.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;posted by the MTV Instagram.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> posted by the MTV Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Selena Gomez said her phone was buzzing after she commented \u201clol\u201d underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Instagram\/Selena Gomez\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/8bcb4eb6d626f847bb2006a57ff49cf0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Selena Gomez said her phone was buzzing after she commented \u201clol\u201d underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. Instagram\/Selena Gomez<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSecond I bet my friends on the game. The friends in the text chain I posted,\u201d she continued, referencing a screenshot she shared on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday about fair-weather fans. \u201cI lost but was poking at my opponents, my friends. Believe it or not I do have other friends in my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cBut quickly forget that most assume otherwise. Also.. it\u2019s a basketball game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some believed Gomez was shading Swift with her \u201clol\u201d comment on social media after the Knicks rallied from being down by 29 for a<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/knicks-pull-off-historic-nba-033508096.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:107-106 win over the Spurs.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;107-106 win over the Spurs.&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 107-106 win over the Spurs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent! What a come back,\u201d Gomez wrote over a screenshot of an NBA article of the New York\u2019s historic comeback. \u201cSo funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Selena Gomez commented \u201clol\u201d underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. MTV\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"685\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/648c566d0e9fc2569d96cfac9a33faaf.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Selena Gomez commented \u201clol\u201d underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. MTV\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay attend 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. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"657\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6f28207061afb67ebea76e15fedd552f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay attend 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. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gomez shared a throwback photo of her in Spurs jersey while at a NBA game at the Staples Center, now Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHappy for NY but my heart breaks just a lil lol,\u201d the \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d actress wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s ok. I\u2019m happy for the teams! Thank you for giving us some great games @nba,\u201d Gomez added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Swift, who owns multiple properties in New York, attended Game 4 with friends, sisters and musical artists Este and Alana Haim, and was seen cheering and jumping up and down on celebrity row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe\u2019s a huge fan of the Knicks and really wants to be there to support them,\u201d an insider told Page Six ahead of Game 4.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 7, 2024. CBS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/14eb8b51a3d9c46200440d580685dc47.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 7, 2024. CBS<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks fandom as it was the first home game she attended this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Knicks radio analyst Monica McNutt <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/knicks-radio-voice-responds-taylor-205402564.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:issued an apology and she \u201cmisspoke\u201d;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;issued an apology and she \u201cmisspoke\u201d&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">issued an apology and she \u201cmisspoke\u201d <\/a>after she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/msg-analyst-questions-taylor-swift-023207949.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks loyalty\u00a0;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks loyalty&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks loyalty\u00a0<\/a>while on the air during Game 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McNutt ruffled some feathers after she told her broadcast partner, Tyler Murray, that Swift was in the building and he pulled out his phone to take a photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cShe\u2019s not a Knicks fan. Get out of here, girl,\u201d McNutt said, which set off Swifties online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Swift and her fianc\u00e9, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are set to tie the knot at the World\u2019s Most Famous Arena on July 3.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez said her phone was buzzing after she commented \u201clol\u201d underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490401,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,166979,1900,20895,409,217940,7902,79946,2070,2071],"class_list":["post-490400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-knicks","tag-los-angeles","tag-mariska-hargitay","tag-music","tag-nba-finals","tag-selena-gomez","tag-spurs","tag-taylor-swift","tag-travis-kelce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}