The singer sat courtside Wednesday for the Knicks-Spurs matchup at her future wedding venue, joining celebrities including Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet.
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Taylor Swift attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, sitting in celebrity row for the matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. The 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist wore a blue shirt while watching the game courtside.
Swift joined other prominent celebrities at the arena, including Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Fat Joe, Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner. The game took place at the venue where Swift is scheduled to marry Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on July 3, with over 1,000 guests expected to attend the wedding.
This was not Swift's first NBA playoff game attendance this year. Last month, she attended a playoff game between the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers with Kelce, who wore Cavaliers merchandise during that outing. It remained unclear whether Kelce accompanied Swift to Wednesday's Finals game.
Security measures were heightened at Madison Square Garden for the game following President Donald Trump's attendance at Monday's Game 3, when he sat in a suite with Knicks owner James Dolan. The New York Police Department implemented additional screening procedures, instructing fans to leave bags at home and arrive early to pass through secure zones established around the arena. The watch party held outside MSG was a ticketed event with a single entrance and no reentry allowed.
President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plan separate attendance at Game 3, with Trump in a suite and Mamdani in a different section.
MSG family of companies will distribute 250 complimentary tickets for each of Games 3 and 4 through Garden of Dreams Foundation to address soaring ticket prices.
New York defeated Cleveland 130-93 Monday to advance. Fans celebrated outside MSG despite NYPD watch party restrictions; six were arrested.
Crowds turned violent after the Knicks fell to the Spurs 115-111 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with 21 arrests and injuries reported.
San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 111-103 Saturday to advance to the Finals for the first time since 2014, setting up a matchup with New York beginning Wednesday.
The trophy design will appear at center court in San Antonio and New York for the first time since 2009, painted directly onto the hardwood.
