The star point guard and captain of the New York Knicks wants to appear on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit<\/a> after leading his team to a historic victory in the NBA championships<\/a>.<\/p>\n When asked by reporters what’s next for him after Saturday’s big win, Brunson smiled and offered, in a clip shared by the NBA<\/a> on Sunday, “Try to go to SVU.”<\/p>\n New York, the city that both Brunson’s team and the police procedural call home, isn’t the only thing that connects them.<\/p>\n The Law & Order spinoff’s series-long star, Mariska Hargitay<\/a>, has been a loyal New York Knicks fan for years. Hargitay’s fervent support of the team ratcheted up and up as they advanced through the championship against the San Antonio Spurs, as she frequently attended games, one time in customized, Knicks-colored shirts sporting Knicks puns<\/a> with friends Taylor Swift and the Haim sisters.<\/p>\n After closing a 29-point gap to win Game 4 on Wednesday, Hargitay remarked<\/a>, “I love my husband, and our wedding night was great and all, but I think it might have been the greatest night of my life.” Her love was so great it even spilled over into her own off-season work, starring in the one-person play Every Brilliant Thing<\/a> while SVU is between seasons. During Thursday’s performance, Hargitay pulled out a Brunson jersey<\/a>, causing the audience to erupt in applause.<\/p>\n The love affair between Hargitay and Brunson is hardly one-sided. During the championships, Madison Square Garden’s “Celebrity Row” has been packed with A-listers like Spike Lee, Sydney Sweeney, Ben Stiller, and Martha Stewart. But when asked to pick his favorite Knicks fan<\/a> on Wednesday, Brunson responded, “My number one, love her to death, she knows it\u2026 Mariska Hargitay.”<\/p>\n The two even hugged after Game 4, in a viral clip<\/a> that showed Hargitay telling Brunson, “I love you so much, I’m so happy.”<\/p>\n Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay in New York City in 2025 The Law & Order franchise is a notoriously guest star-friendly place. Numerous single-episode and multi-episode arc guests have even won Emmys for their performances on the show, from Ellen Burstyn to Cynthia Nixon.<\/p>\n Hargitay’s series, which was created by Dick Wolf, produced by his Wolf Entertainment, and has aired on NBC since its inception in 1999, has even hosted its fair share of athletes as guest stars.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brunson hasn’t been confirmed as a player on the series’ upcoming 28th season, but he would fit right in alongside Serena Williams, who appeared on a season 5 episode, and Carmelo Anthony, who appeared on a season 13 episode.<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for Hargitay, NBC, and Wolf Entertainment for comment.<\/p>\n Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Jalen](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/133102e89f38216f7d0c90524ef73333.jpeg\"\/)
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