Timothée Chalamet declared in San Antonio on Saturday night that he would 'way rather' see the New York Knicks win the NBA championship than take home an Academy Award, moments after his beloved team sealed a historic title and ended a 53-year wait for fans.
Speaking courtside to ESPN after the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs to clinch the 2026 NBA Finals 4–1, the three-time Oscar nominee grinned into the camera and said: 'Come on, baby. Knicks are champions, baby.'