Why Did the Knicks Defend Taylor Swift From Tyler Kolek? | The Broadcast

Last week, Knicks player Tyler Kolek called Taylor Swift a fake Knicks fan, and of course, this set the internet ablaze. Basically, what he said, he was on a podcast, he was asked sort of a rage-baity question. He basically was like, who do you think you've seen on Celebrity Row that is most performative or fakest? Knicks fan Kolek replied, Taylor Swift. Now, I am a Swifty, so, you know, I am always inclined to defend my girl, maybe sometimes a little too far. I'm And here's what I have to say about this. going Tyler. Taylor. Has been to Knicks games before. to go I will highlight this. Granted, a lot of them that she ahead was at like two famously with then BFF Carly Kloss, which we will also get into that quickly. and get She went to some in like 2014. So obviously, though, that's like 10 years ago. Going to two games doesn't like make you a fan of any team, whatever. started. But I will also say that like. She like, this isn't serious. Okay. This is not a serious problem. And obviously this question was designed to rage bait me, but I just, I will say that if I were a pop star billionaire with like access to literally anything I wanted, I would probably also go attend a basketball game with my friends, particularly when that basketball game happens to be game four of the NBA finals, you know, and I'm probably going to root for the Knicks because I. I have residents in New York and I have no ties to San Antonio, who they were playing against at the time. So, of course, I'm going to root for the Knicks, you know, like. It's just exciting to root for the underdog. It kind of just makes sense, I think, that she would be excited for that. I feel like this question, honestly, he was asked this because somebody was like, I hope he says Taylor Swift, like this is going to break the Internet. And then, of course, because like the Knicks can't help themselves but make a statement. And we're all also collectively like very weird about Taylor Swift. Like I might be a Swifty, but I am not aware her skin Swifty. Like, let's get that clear. Thank The Knicks then responded with a statement, which I was like, oh, dear God, Jesus Christ. And they said, Taylor Swift has been a Knicks fan for many years, has a long history with Madison Square Garden, and we are incredibly appreciative of her support of the organization. So I'm like, what a just silly saga. you. I got, um... Let my girl go to a game. You know what I'm saying? Like everybody is going to games. If I was invited, I would have a Knicks shirt on and I'd be sitting in celebrity row and I'd be rooting for the Knicks and he could call me a fake fan, honestly. Seriously. I'll talk. Alternative answers I also would have suggested or accepted for that question would have been Kylie Jenner because I love her. She's dating Timmy. She's literally from Los Angeles, okay? She's like Lakers down. And also the Heim sisters who Taylor was with because they are also literally from California, okay? That's just what I have to say about that, Tyler. Anyway. Yeah, as somebody who's not a Swifty, but also look at this entire situation, I think this is, first of all, we're living in the silliest timeline, I truly think. Yeah, I bet that. How unserious is this? But I also think, yeah, like, Okay, so also, so what? So she's not, like, diehard Knicks fan. So what? So what? Like, quickly. Like, so what? I think the beauty of sports is that it's accessible to all people. And I think right now, when sports is at a place, I mean, look at us. Two girls who, at least me personally, I wasn't an athlete growing up or anything like that. Yeah, no way. I'm also a little bit newer. Not newer, but I got into sports a little bit later. Um, and we're interested in talking about the game because It's a fun thing to do. I don't know why sports, men specifically, love to gatekeep the concept of sports. Yeah, don't gatekeep. I'm sorry. Y'all love it so much. Wanted to see what it was about. Hey, I rock with it too. And so I just want to bring, you know, I feel like we need to be bringing more women, more people, more everybody to the game of sports because it's so interesting, because it's so cool. And you don't have to be a diehard fan. You don't have to be, you know, like. Grow up with the team. Like, no, you can just like a player and like that team. You can just like something and just like, like you can just like it even a little bit. And I think that's okay. Mind you, not a Swiftie either, but I'll defend her because that's insane. Yeah. He was, he's being gatekeepy 1000%. And mind you game four was also the game where OJ Ananobi had his amazing, insane, the tip in. Um, so of course you're going to be going crazy, no matter what, like if you're watching that game, you're going nuts. I'm sure there was plenty of people in there watching that game that had, well, maybe not, but there could have been people in there that had no idea what was going on. They've never been to a basketball game in their lives, but they got the chance to go. Of course you're going to go.