{"id":5636,"date":"2026-06-15T19:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/knicks-reporter-monica-mcnutt-speaks-out-about-taylor-swift-hot-mic-drama\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:57:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:57:42","slug":"knicks-reporter-monica-mcnutt-speaks-out-about-taylor-swift-hot-mic-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/knicks-reporter-monica-mcnutt-speaks-out-about-taylor-swift-hot-mic-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks reporter Monica McNutt speaks out about Taylor Swift hot mic drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131071317.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New York Knicks reporter Monica McNutt\u00a0bragged that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/11\/entertainment\/taylor-swifts-knicks-game-4-attendance-dissed-by-nba-radio-analyst\/\">her shady comment about Taylor Swift<\/a> caused a \u201ccommotion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, McNutt\u00a0reshared the video of Knicks players Jalen Brunson <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/14\/entertainment\/jalen-brunson-defends-knicks-analyst-after-she-slammed-taylor-swift-in-hot-mic-moment\/\">defending her for dissing Swift<\/a> in their interview from Game 5 of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKing of New York, we good over here,\u201d McNutt wrote on her Instagram Stories alongside the clip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know I love a little commotion,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>New York Knicks reporter Monica McNutt wrote on Instagram that her shady comment about Taylor Swift caused \u201ccommotion.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@mcnuttmonica<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>McNutt (seen above) reshared her interview with Jalen Brunson who defended her for the comment about Swift. <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>When McNutt, 36, interviewed Brunson, 29, after the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/sports\/knicks-win-first-nba-championship-in-53-years\/\">Knicks won the NBA Finals<\/a> on Saturday, the basketball player gave a message to the Swifties who have been attacking the ESPN personality online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to say something to the Swifties: She\u2019s a really good one,\u201d Brunson said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCut her some slack,\u201d the NBA champion added. \u201cIt\u2019s all good, I promise.\u201d<\/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>Brunson (pictured above) told Swift\u2019s fans about McNutt, \u201cCut her some slack.\u201d <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) sparked backlash for saying Swift is not a real Knicks fan. <span class=\"credit\">mcnuttmonica\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During Game 4 of the NBA Finals last Wednesday, McNutt was caught making a shady comment about Swift, who\u00a0<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>\u00a0with her pals Alana and Este Haim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s not a Knicks fan,\u201d McNutt said. \u201cGet out of here, girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next day, McNutt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/11\/monica-mcnutt-addresses-taylor-swift-hot-mic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told TMZ<\/a> that she \u201cmisspoke\u201d about <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/24\/entertainment\/taylor-swifts-knicks-fandom-resurfaces-after-her-courtside-debut-with-cavs-fan-travis-kelce\/\">Swift\u2019s Knicks fandom<\/a> \u2014 but pointed out the \u201cOpalite\u201d singer hadn\u2019t been to a Knicks home game all season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>McNutt made the comment when she saw Swift at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals last week (Swift is pictured above at the 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>McNutt later said she \u201cmisspoke\u201d about Swift\u2019s level of Knicks fandom. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI had not seen her here, this year or last year,\u201d McNutt said.<\/p>\n<p>The sports analyst also mentioned how Swift went to a Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Knicks with her fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce, last month, which <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/26\/us-news\/knicks-fans-ticked-at-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-rooting-against-team-ahead-of-nyc-nuptials\/?_gl=1*1wg80sf*_gcl_au*NzU0MDQ4NDQ5LjE3NzkyMDAyMDM.*_ga*NjI5OTMxMjg2LjE3NTQzOTIwODg.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3ODExNzkxODQkbzIzMyRnMSR0MTc4MTE4MDY4MCRqOCRsMCRoMA..\">caused a stir with New Yorkers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe didn\u2019t have on any Knicks paraphernalia,\u201d McNutt noted. \u201cSo, I did not know of her\u00a0Knicks loyalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>However, McNutt (seen above) pointed out that Swift didn\u2019t go to any Knicks home games until Game 4. <span class=\"credit\">mcnuttmonica\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Swift (pictured above) went to the Knicks game at MSG, which is where her wedding is rumored to be taking place. <span class=\"credit\">BlayzenPhotos \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When McNutt went on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pmCeFOZ6JAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u201cThe Breakfast Club\u201d<\/a> last Friday, she denied race was a factor in her criticism of Swift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuickly people were like, \u2018Oh, you\u2019re racist.\u2019 No, I\u2019m kind of stating a fact,\u201d she explained. \u201cBut we have had to live in the fact and it makes everybody else uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swift has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/14\/entertainment\/inside-taylor-swifts-50-million-nyc-compound\/\">owned a home in New York<\/a>\u00a0since 2014 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/24\/entertainment\/taylor-swifts-knicks-fandom-resurfaces-after-her-courtside-debut-with-cavs-fan-travis-kelce\/\">shown support for the Knicks<\/a>\u00a0multiple times over the years.<\/p>\n<p>She was one of the many A-listers\u00a0who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/10\/sports\/knicks-pull-off-historic-nba-finals-comeback-to-put-them-one-win-from-championship\/\">watched the Knicks beat the Spurs 107-106\u00a0<\/a>during Game 4 inside MSG \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/entertainment\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-to-marry-at-msg-in-manhattan\/\">the same place she\u2019s rumored to be marrying Kelce <\/a>over July 4th weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a 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