{"id":5492,"date":"2026-06-14T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/timothee-chalamet-shades-the-oscars-while-celebrating-knicks-nba-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T13:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T13:42:12","slug":"timothee-chalamet-shades-the-oscars-while-celebrating-knicks-nba-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/timothee-chalamet-shades-the-oscars-while-celebrating-knicks-nba-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet shades the Oscars while celebrating Knicks&#8217; NBA championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F130923168.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet threw shade at the Oscars while <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/14\/entertainment\/prince-harry-timothee-chalamet-more-celebs-celebrate-knicks-win-against-spurs\/\">celebrating the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday night, the \u201cDune\u201d actor was on the court taking photos of the Knicks players with his phone at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWay rather this than the Oscars,\u201d he said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SportsCenter\/status\/2066004167810859480\/video\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by ESPN<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet (seen above) threw shade at the Oscars while celebrating the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After the win, the \u201cDune\u201d star (seen above) joined the team on the court.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cC\u2019mon, baby! Knicks are champions, baby!\u201d Chalamet, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/photos\/all-the-celebrities-at-the-nba-finals-2026-knicks-vs-spurs\/\">sat courtside for the NBA Finals Game 5<\/a> sans girlfriend Kylie Jenner, added.<\/p>\n<p>The Oscar nominee, 30, was a prominent fixture at the NBA playoffs 2026, celebrating the Knicks at every step of the way until they won the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Chalamet even celebrated with the team \u2014 who won their <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/sports\/knicks-win-first-nba-championship-in-53-years\/\">first NBA championship in 53 years<\/a> \u2014 joining the athletes\u2019 post-game locker room champagne shower and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/14\/sports\/timothee-chalamet-holds-the-post-as-celebs-celebrate-knicks-nba-finals-win\/\">holding up a copy of The New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWay rather this than the Oscars,\u201d he said in a video obtained by ESPN. (Pictured: Chalamet, Jordyn Woods and fans at NBA game.) <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Oscar nominee (seen above) has been a prominent fixture at the NBA playoffs 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Scott Wachter-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cWonka\u201d star\u2019s frustrations about the Academy come three months after he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/15\/entertainment\/michael-b-jordan-wins-best-actor-oscar-for-sinners\/\">lost the best actor award<\/a> to Michael B. Jordan for his role in \u201cSinners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis campaign for \u2018Marty Supreme\u2019 started it \u2014 the arrogance of his outfits, befitting a clown more than an Oscar winner. The lengths he will go for hype \u2026 He reeks of Oscar desperation,\u201d one Hollywood insider told us.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sources also claimed that Chalamet\u2019s gonzo quest for \u201cgreatness\u201d and to create what he\u2019s called \u201ctop-level s\u2013t\u201d rubbed some people the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cA Complete Unknown\u201d actor faced backlash when he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/07\/celebrity-news\/timothee-chalamet-slammed-for-saying-no-one-cares-about-ballet-or-opera\/\">slammed the ballet and opera world<\/a> during a CNN town hall event in February.<\/p>\n<p>Chalamet confessed that he didn\u2019t \u201cwant to be working in ballet or opera where it\u2019s like, \u2018Hey! Keep this thing alive, even though no one cares about this anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several stars slammed the actor\u2019s stance, including retired ballet star\u00a0Misty Copeland, who chastised Chalamet for \u201ccomparing\u201d his craft to other art forms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren\u2019t for opera and ballet and their relevance in that medium,\u201d Copeland, 43, said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo all of these mediums have a space,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/14\/celebrity-news\/timothee-chalamet-shades-the-oscars-while-celebrating-knicks-nba-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet threw shade at the Oscars while celebrating the New York Knicks\u2019 NBA championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/130923168.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}