‘Swifties not going to like that one’: Taylor Swift gets called ‘very performative’ by NBA players

Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesThe New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs to win the franchise’s first NBA title in 53 years. Predictably, the atmosphere for every game in Madison Square Garden was electric.Hollywood A-lister Timothee Chalamet led the charge, but as always, the stars came out to watch the Knicks throughout their playoff run. Some of the biggest stars in the world came out, including the HAIM sisters, Chalamet’s girlfriend, socialite Kylie Jenner, and even global pop sensation Taylor Swift.Unfortunately for Swift, the Knicks players might not respect Swift’s fandom.Knicks players Duece McBride and Tyler Kolek recently sat down for a game of 2K with the NBA 2K League on TikTok and were asked who the fakest celebrity fan they’d encountered was.“Maybe Taylor Swift?” Kolek thought out loud. “I don’t know if I’ve seen her at any other games.”“I would agree,” McBride said. “Swifties not gonna like that answer.”“Everyone else is usually solid,” Kolek added. “Like Ben Stiller, (Tracy Morgan); I guess she’s got a lot going on, so she can’t come all the time.”“You trying to save your *ss,” McBride said. “It’s a little performative.”Kolek and McBride aren’t the first ones to call Swift out as a fake fan. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy had a message for the pop star during the Finals.“Taylor Swift, not a fan, she’s celebrating, I’m sick of her,” he said of her attending Finals games. “I just— the whole thing I hate. I hate it all. Like, I like Larry David, uh, Curb Your Enthusiasm. I like Seinfeld. I hate them. Scooter Braun, I’ve always hated him. Big T*ts McGee, Sweeney, Uh, where’s she from? Hater. What is Hailey Bieber doing at the game with Tate McRae? Tate, you’re from Canada.“I hate them all… I just hate New York Sports fans.”Maybe Swift will attend some regular-season games this year to prove that she’s not “performative.”The post ‘Swifties not going to like that one’: Taylor Swift gets called ‘very performative’ by NBA players appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.