{"id":5494,"date":"2026-06-14T15:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jalen-brunson-defends-knicks-analyst-after-she-slammed-taylor-swift-in-hot-mic-moment\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T15:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:13:08","slug":"jalen-brunson-defends-knicks-analyst-after-she-slammed-taylor-swift-in-hot-mic-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jalen-brunson-defends-knicks-analyst-after-she-slammed-taylor-swift-in-hot-mic-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Jalen Brunson defends Knicks analyst after she slammed Taylor Swift in hot mic moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F130927655-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jalen Brunson doesn\u2019t want any bad blood. <\/p>\n<p>The New York Knicks star \u2014 and NBA champion \u2014 defended sports analyst Monica McNutt after she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/11\/entertainment\/taylor-swifts-knicks-game-4-attendance-dissed-by-nba-radio-analyst\/\">slammed Taylor Swift in a hot mic moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While McNutt interviewed the NBA Finals 2026 MVP following his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/sports\/knicks-win-first-nba-championship-in-53-years\/\">team\u2019s historic win<\/a> in San Antonio Saturday, Brunson snatched the mic to give a message to the Swifties who have been attacking the ESPN personality online.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jalen Brunson (seen above) defended sports analyst Monica McNutt after she slammed Taylor Swift in a hot mic moment. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>McNutt (seen above in a selfie) interviewed the NBA champion following their win Saturday. <span class=\"credit\">mcnuttmonica\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI just wanna say something to the Swifties. She\u2019s a really good one,\u201d the athlete, 29, said of McNutt, 36, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonmoxIeys\/status\/2066031619207479680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per a video shared online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCut her some slack. It\u2019s all good, I promise,\u201d Brunson added.<\/p>\n<p>McNutt replied, \u201cThank you. I appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI just wanna say something to the Swifties. She\u2019s a really good one,\u201d the athlete (seen above with his trophies) said of McNutt. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Brunson asked Swift\u2019s fans to cut McNutt (seen above) \u201csome slack.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">mcnuttmonica\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>During Game 4 of the NBA Finals last Wednesday, McNutt was caught making a shady comment about Swift, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/11\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-and-the-haim-sisters-just-wanna-have-pun-showing-off-custom-knicks-shirts\/\">sat courtside in Madison Square Garden<\/a> with her pals Alana and Este Haim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs that Taylor Swift down there?\u201d McNutt asked in the viral clip.<\/p>\n<p>When fellow announcer Tyler Murray replied that he didn\u2019t think Swift was there, McNutt pointed out the \u201cBad Blood\u201d singer by describing her \u201clong ponytail\u201d and \u201cblue\u201d outfit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The pop star attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals 2026 with her pals Alana and Este Haim (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>During the game, McNutt (seen above) questioned Swift\u2019s Knicks fandom. <span class=\"credit\">ESPN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Murray then whipped his phone out to take a picture of the pop star for his wife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not a Knicks fan,\u201d McNutt said. \u201cGet out of here, girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following day, McNutt\u00a0told TMZ that though she \u201cmisspoke\u201d about Swift\u2019s Knicks fandom, the Grammy winner hasn\u2019t been to a home game for the team all season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cShe\u2019s not a Knicks fan,\u201d McNutt said. \u201cGet out of here, girl.\u201d (Pictured: Swift, the Haim sisters, Ben Stiller and Mariska Hargitay at the Knicks game.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The following day, McNutt\u00a0(seen above) told TMZ that she \u201cmisspoke\u201d about Swift. <span class=\"credit\">mcnuttmonica\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI literally just did a piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/08\/entertainment\/look-back-at-knicks-a-list-celebrity-row-from-years-past-including-teams-last-nba-finals-appearance-in-1999\/\">celebrity row<\/a>. I know these folks: Ben Stiller, his wife Christine, Spike Lee. I had not seen her here, this year or last year,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/25\/style\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-don-denim-for-courtside-date-at-cavaliers-vs-knicks-game\/\">saw her in Cleveland with her fianc\u00e9<\/a>. Obviously, Travis [Kelce] supports the Cavs. She didn\u2019t have on any Knicks paraphernalia,\u201d McNutt continued. \u201cSo, I did not know of her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/24\/entertainment\/taylor-swifts-knicks-fandom-resurfaces-after-her-courtside-debut-with-cavs-fan-travis-kelce\/\">Knicks loyalty<\/a>. But shoutout to T-Swift. We can be united in orange and blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McNutt said she \u201cwas wrong\u201d for her remarks and that \u201cnobody cared\u201d about her comments because the Knicks <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/10\/sports\/knicks-pull-off-historic-nba-finals-comeback-to-put-them-one-win-from-championship\/\">came back from being down 29 points to win that game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/14\/entertainment\/jalen-brunson-defends-knicks-analyst-after-she-slammed-taylor-swift-in-hot-mic-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jalen Brunson doesn\u2019t want any bad blood. 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