"It was disgusting and stomach-turning": Skip Bayless goes ballistic on Taylor Swift for "turning into a phony Knicks fan" at NBA Finals Game 4

× Taylor Swift swapped a Kansas City Chiefs suite for an NBA courtside seat, and veteran analyst Skip Bayless wasn't excited about it. Ad Swift, a Grammy-winning pop superstar, is engaged to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. She became a constant presence in NFL stadiums during Kelce's past two seasons.

On Wednesday, she showed up courtside at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Swift arrived wearing a homemade "Stevie Knicks" T-shirt, a pun on rock legend Stevie Nicks, crafted by musician Alana Haim specifically for the occasion. The cameras found her repeatedly.

Bayless responded on "The Skip Bayless Show." Ad Trending "She knew exactly what was happening," Bayless said on Monday (14:32 onward), "because courtside seats for celebrities have become a big deal, and she knows that the TV is going to play to them even more than they play to her way up in the box at a Kansas City Chiefs game. Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios?

Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game! "And she's from Philadelphia, which should, like, you should be a born rival of everything New York. But still, you want to talk about turning into a phony Knicks fan for the night, and acting like this is the biggest thing that ever happened to you.

Ad "It was disgusting. It was stomach-turning, and it was so vintage Taylor Swift. Because she's a brilliant marketer, and she knew it was a grand stage for her to splash down into because she knew exactly what was going to happen.

The camera would magnetize to her." Ad Swift sat courtside alongside Haim, her sister Este Haim, and actress Mariska Hargitay, all three wearing matching handmade Knicks-themed shirts. The Knicks won Game 4, 107-106, on a stunning 29-point second-half comeback.

New York then clinched the title in Game 5 on Saturday, beating the Spurs 94-90 for its first NBA championship since 1973. Also Read: Blake Lively's obsession with being Taylor Swift's BFF broke Travis Kelce's fiancée's friendship with close-pal Keleigh Teller Ad Also Read: NBA legend Amar'e Stoudemire reveals unheard Taylor Swift story while labelling popstar as "OG" Knicks fan Taylor Swift's courtside seat at the NBA Finals also left Hank Azaria fuming NBA: Preseason-Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks - Source: Imagn Actor and Knicks fan Hank Azaria wasn't impressed with Taylor Swift attending Game 4 of the NBA Finals either. He blasted the pop icon on "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz" on Thursday.

Ad "I'll tell you the one that bothered me was Taylor Swift," Azaria said. "I know she's the hugest thing in the world, but we had to sit with her all through the NFL and now she's at the Garden. Come on."

Azaria attended Game 4 and was seated in the Cisco Suites, the arena's upper bowl, alongside celebrities including Questlove, Rainn Wilson and Jeremy Strong. Swift sat courtside. × Was this article helpful?

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Elahi Taylor Swift swapped a Kansas City Chiefs suite for an NBA courtside seat, and veteran analyst Skip Bayless wasn't excited about it. Ad Swift, a Grammy-winning pop superstar, is engaged to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. She became a constant presence in NFL stadiums during Kelce's past two seasons.

On Wednesday, she showed up courtside at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Swift arrived wearing a homemade "Stevie Knicks" T-shirt, a pun on rock legend Stevie Nicks, crafted by musician Alana Haim specifically for the occasion. The cameras found her repeatedly.

Bayless responded on "The Skip Bayless Show." Ad Trending "She knew exactly what was happening," Bayless said on Monday (14:32 onward), "because courtside seats for celebrities have become a big deal, and she knows that the TV is going to play to them even more than they play to her way up in the box at a Kansas City Chiefs game. Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios?

Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game! "And she's from Philadelphia, which should, like, you should be a born rival of everything New York. But still, you want to talk about turning into a phony Knicks fan for the night, and acting like this is the biggest thing that ever happened to you.

Ad "It was disgusting. It was stomach-turning, and it was so vintage Taylor Swift. Because she's a brilliant marketer, and she knew it was a grand stage for her to splash down into because she knew exactly what was going to happen.

The camera would magnetize to her." Ad Swift sat courtside alongside Haim, her sister Este Haim, and actress Mariska Hargitay, all three wearing matching handmade Knicks-themed shirts. The Knicks won Game 4, 107-106, on a stunning 29-point second-half comeback.

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