Celebs packing MSG for Game 5 of Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals
Actor Timothee Chalamet and his girlfriend, beauty mogul Kylie Jenner were on hand to watch the home team's quest to keep their season alive and bounce back from a 3-1 series hole.
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The couple were holding hands as they made their way to the court.
Actor Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Teller enjoyed a date night at The Garden, and sat alongside Chalamet and Jenner celebrity row.
Knicks superfans Ben Stiller, Spike Lee and Tracy Morgan were all courtside to support them for what many have said is the biggest game in team history.
Miles Teller, Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at Game 5 on May 29, 2025. AP
Actor Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner and Ben Stiller react court side during Game 5 of the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden on May 29, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images
Gayle King and Michael Strahan on celebrity row during the first quarter of Game 5 of the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals on May 29, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Television personalities, Gayle King, co-host of 'CBS Sunday Mornings' and Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan were among the stars sitting court side.
Actresses and 'Law & Order: SVU' star s Mariska Hargitay and Kelli Giddish cheered while being featured on the Jumbrotron.
Music artist Shaboozey reacts during the second quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers, Thursday, May 29, 2025, in New York. AP
Singer Shaboozey and actors Amy Schumer, Michael Imperioli and Maude Apatow were in the building.
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During the 'NBA on TNT' pregame show, Lee, who sported an orange and blue striped suit, said, 'I would give up an Academy Award. Oscar, for the Knicks to win a Championship.'
Charles Barkley replied, 'Well you're gonna keep 'em!' referring to director's two Oscar awards.
Ben Stiller reacts during Game 5 of the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals at Madison Square Garden on May 29, 2025 in New York City. NBAE via Getty Images
Tracy Morgan attends the game between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on May 29, 2025 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NBAE via Getty Images
Knicks legends Bill Bradley, Bernard King and Patrick Ewing took in the action from their courtside seats.
Spike Lee sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of
the Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals on May 29, 2025. Instagram/New York Post Sports
Patrick Ewing arrives at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the
Knicks-Pacers Eastern Conference finals on May 29, 2025. Instagram/New York Post Sports
There has been no shortage of star power throughout the Eastern Conference finals in both New York and Indiana.
Chalamet, Stiller, and Lee made the trip to Indianapolis, where the Pacers beat the Knicks 130-121 on Tuesday night.
Timothee Chalamet and Spike Lee exchange a high-five cheering on the Knicks. Getty Images
However, there isn't an NBA arena that has a celebrity row quite like the Knicks, especially during the playoffs.
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Tickets aren't available for purchase because it's invite only.
Timothee Chalamet before Game 5 of the Knicks-Pacers Eastern
Conference finals on May 29, 2025. Instagram/Timothee Chalamet
The coveted courtside seats are typically reserved for A-listers and Knicks diehards, former Knicks PR chief and media consultant Joe Favorito told The Post.
The attention around the celebrity presence tends be heightened in New York partly because of the history of celebrity row and the legacy of The Garden.
Others aren't concentrated on the celebs in the building, including Boomer Esiason.
Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner at the Eastern Conference finals. NBAE via Getty Images
On his radio show Tuesday morning, Esiason explained that the Knicks play better on the road than they do at home because they 'hate' playing in front of the famous court side crowd.
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'I think they're just sick and tired of all the goddamn celebrities at home,' he said. 'They hate playing in front of these people, and they'd just rather get away from all of that and go play. Go play defense and figure out a way to win on the road. There's something to be said about that. When you go on the road, it's you and your teammates. That's it.'
The Knicks will have the home crowd rallying behind in them in a do-or-die Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals for them.
The Pacers have two-time All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who's been clutch in closing moments throughout the series.
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The winner will face the Western Conference champion Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals, beginning Thursday, June 5 in Oklahoma City, and airing on ABC.
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