Nick Jonas Thinks His Broadway Role Could Be Helping the Knicks' NBA Playoff Run: ‘Coincidence? I Think Not'
The New York Knicks are riding hot as a rocket blast in the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and Nick Jonas has an inkling that his role in Broadway's The Last Five Years might have something to do with the team's success.
'OK, so real quick: The Knicks are in the playoffs, and they could advance to the next round if they win their game against the Celtics tonight,' the superstar explained in an Instagram video posted Wednesday (May 14). 'During rehearsals for The Last Five Years, I said to our director, 'I really think Jamie,' my character, 'should be a New York basketball fan.' And she was like, 'Great. What team?'
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'And I was like, 'Well, hmm…good question, what team.' And eventually we decided to make Jamie a Knicks fan,' the pop singer-turned-Broadway star continued.
From his dressing room, Jonas then showed off a vintage Knicks crewneck found by The Last Five Years costume designer Dede Ayite, explaining that he wears the shirt during every performance of 'Moving Too Fast,' one of Jamie's first big musical numbers in the show.
'So I'm not saying that the Knicks are in the playoffs and could potentially go to the next round because of The Last Five Years and because of this,' he then concluded, gesturing to his costume. 'But coincidence? I think not.'
While the Knicks ultimately lost Wednesday night's game, they're still currently leading the Celtics 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and will have home court advantage going into Game 6 on Saturday night (May 16) at Madison Square Garden.
Meanwhile, Jonas has six more weeks of his run on Broadway before The Last Five Years closes its limited engagement at the Hudson Theatre on June 22. After that, he'll segue full force into album mode, with the Jonas Brothers' seventh LP, Greetings from Your Hometown, set for release Aug. 8 — two days before the kickoff of JONAS20: Living the Dream Tour, the North American trek celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band.
Check out Jonas' witty theory before it expires on his Instagram Stories here.
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