{"id":8987,"date":"2026-07-16T02:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/new-york-knicks-star-tyler-kolek-reveals-a-lister-he-wants-on-celebrity-row\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:39:03","slug":"new-york-knicks-star-tyler-kolek-reveals-a-lister-he-wants-on-celebrity-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/new-york-knicks-star-tyler-kolek-reveals-a-lister-he-wants-on-celebrity-row\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks star Tyler Kolek reveals A-lister he wants on celebrity row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134538196.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New York Knicks point guard Tyler Kolek is hoping NFL legend Tom Brady will join celebrity row next season. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up a Patriots fan, when he left I kind of bandwagoned and went to the Buccaneers because I wasn\u2019t really a Patriots fan, I was a Tom Brady fan,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>New York Knicks point guard Tyler Kolek (pictured above) spoke with Page Six at the 2026 ESPY Awards Wednesday. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He hopes NFL legend Tom Brady (seen at a Knicks game in 2024) will join celebrity row. <span class=\"credit\">JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Kolek, 25, went on to praise the loyal stars 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\/\">Madison Square Garden\u2019s celebrity row<\/a> \u2014 which includes Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Chalamet] was there last year throughout the whole playoff run so obviously we knew he was going to be here this year on the road, at home\u2026\u201d he said of the \u201cMarty Supreme\u201d actor. <\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cAll the fans \u2014 Spike, Tracy, Ben \u2014 all those guys, they come to the home games, to the away games\u2026 It\u2019s cool seeing all the support we get.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI grew up a Patriots fan, when he left I kind of bandwagoned and went to the Buccaneers because I wasn\u2019t really a Patriots fan, I was a Tom Brady fan,\u201d Kolek said of Brady. (The NFL alum is seen here with Spike Lee at a 2024 Knicks game.) <span class=\"credit\">JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/14\/entertainment\/prince-harry-timothee-chalamet-more-celebs-celebrate-knicks-win-against-spurs\/\">taking home the championship<\/a> \u2014 the first time since 1973 \u2014 he said, \u201cIt felt amazing, 53 years, we felt it. Not only did we [feel] it, but the whole city felt it, the whole fan base, so it\u2019s been pretty special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the team doesn\u2019t plan to rest much in the off-season, as they have their eyes set on back-to-back championships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt starts right now, it starts in the summer,\u201d Kolek said. \u201cAll the work we put in leading up to the season. \u2026 I know we play deep into the summer, but we\u2019re getting back after it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re getting ready to go for next year,\u201d he enthused.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kolek praised Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet (seen together at a May game) and the rest of celebrity row for their support as the team won its first NBA Championship since 1973 \u2014 53 years ago. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Kolek (seen here at the 2026 ESPY Awards) said preparation for next season \u201cstarts right now\u201d because they want back-to-back championships. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kolek wasn\u2019t the only Knicks player to attend the 2026 ESPY Awards \u2014 which is presented by ESPN \u2014 as teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, Jose Alvarado, Mikal Bridges also made appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Knicks <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/sports\/knicks-win-first-nba-championship-in-53-years\/\">defeated the San Antonio Spurs<\/a>\u00a094-90 in Game 5\u00a0of the NBA finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/photos\/all-the-celebs-at-the-knicks-parade-timothee-chalamet-mariska-hargitay-more\/\">celebrated at the ticker-tape parade in Manhattan<\/a>, where Kolek was hysterically mistaken for a fan when he tried to get back on his float.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI was just enjoying myself, having a good time\u2026 It\u2019s all good!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Celebrations following the victory at New York City hot spots included <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/entertainment\/inside-new-york-knicks-victory-party-at-private-club-all-the-details\/\">Flyfish Club<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/19\/entertainment\/new-york-knicks-celebrate-with-vip-bash-at-private-members-only-club-after-parade\/\">Chez Margaux<\/a>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/15\/celebrity-news\/new-york-knicks-star-tyler-kolek-reveals-a-lister-he-wants-on-celebrity-row\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Knicks point guard Tyler Kolek is hoping NFL legend Tom Brady will join<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8988,"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-8987","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\/07\/134538196.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987","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=8987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}