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
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
\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 posted by the MTV Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n 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 \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 \u201cBut quickly forget that most assume otherwise. Also.. it\u2019s a basketball game.\u201d <\/p>\n 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 107-106 win over the Spurs.<\/a><\/p>\n \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 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 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 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 \u201cHappy for NY but my heart breaks just a lil lol,\u201d the \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d actress wrote. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s ok. I\u2019m happy for the teams! Thank you for giving us some great games @nba,\u201d Gomez added.<\/p>\n 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 \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 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 Some questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks fandom as it was the first home game she attended this season.<\/p>\n Knicks radio analyst Monica McNutt issued an apology and she \u201cmisspoke\u201d <\/a>after she\u00a0questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks loyalty\u00a0<\/a>while on the air during Game 4.<\/p>\n 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 \u201cShe\u2019s not a Knicks fan. Get out of here, girl,\u201d McNutt said, which set off Swifties online.<\/p>\n 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 \t\t\t\t\t\t