SPORTS OVER FASHION

Timothée Chalamet proves he’s a bigger Knicks fan than Ben Stiller after skipping the Met Gala


Game 2 vs. the 76ers is on Wednesday, May 6, and we will likely see Chalamet on the floor once again


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MAY 27: Timothée Chalamet and Ben Stiller are seen prior to Game Four of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on May 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) © Getty
Jovita TrujilloSenior Writer
MAY 5, 2026 5:24 PM EDT

Last night was the Met Gala - the biggest night in fashion. It was an interesting red carpet with social media debating many of the looks. There were many power couples in attendance, but one man was noticeably missing - Timothee Chalamet. His girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, walked the red carpet with her bleached eyebrows. 

Second quarter of a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks in Game One of the Second Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 04, 2026 © Getty
Chalamet chose the New York Knicks in Game One of the Second Round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs

As for where the Wonka star was, it's not too surprising if you know him. He was courtside at the Knicks Eastern Conference Game 1 Semifinals against the Philadelphia 76ers, where the Knicks dominated 137-98. 

Chalamet chose sports over fashion © Getty
Chalamet chose sports over fashion

Chalamet made the right decision because he watched them make history. They are officially the first team in NBA history with three consecutive 25+ point playoff wins. While all the A-listers were showing their best interpretation of the dress code "Fashion is Art," Chalamet went for sports chic, wearing jeans and adidas. 

They made history © Getty
They made history

Another celebrity fan is Ben Stiller, and Chalamet and Stiller are courtside neighbor regulars. They were side by side at the Eastern Conference first round of the NBA playoffs, between the Knicks and Indian Pacers.

NBA Playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers© Dylan Buell
NBA Playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers

The actors have been spotted together as far back as 2020. 

Ben Stiller and Timothee Chalamet at the Toronto Raptors v New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden on January 24, 2020 in New York City© Getty
Ben Stiller and Timothee Chalamet at the Toronto Raptors v New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden on January 24, 2020 in New York City

At the Met, Stiller made it known on the red carpet that his heart was somewhere else. The Zoolander star walked with his wife, Christine Taylor

 Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor  chose the Met© Getty
Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor chose the Met

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he said, "Knicks in six," while holding up six fingers. "My heart is at MSG," he added. While Stiller showed the team some love, it's safe to say Chalamet is winning the title of biggest celebrity Knicks fan. 

In December 2025, the A Complete Unknown star opened up about his Knicks roots with 7 PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony.  “I don’t cherish anything more in my new life than my [Madison] garden access," he shared. But he wasn't always buying them for himself; he had a business plan in mind. "Just growing up and waiting for those tickets. The summer I was 12 or 13, I booked a Disney commercial, made a couple thousand, and bought the cheapest season tickets I could find—thinking LeBron James was coming to the New York Knicks," he explained.  

Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 23, 2025 © Elsa
Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 23, 2025

Chalamet was actually a scalper to the scalpers. "I thought, okay, I’m going to flip these for double or triple. Then he didn’t come, but Amar'e Stoudemire did… so I was basically able to sell them at face value, he explained. “I grew up on 43rd and 9th, so I’d run down to the Garden. I would scalp to the scalpers—they were $25 a ticket.” 

“I’d go to as many games as possible. My whole life, my grandma was a huge Knicks fan—that’s what turned me on to them.” “If you live in New York, you are a Knicks fan. My grandma had a New York Giants teddy bear and a New York Jets teddy bear, but she only had a Knicks teddy bear," he continued. 

He's gotten Kylie at them before, too. Just last week, they had a courtside date.

Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, and Ben Stiller attend Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks © Sarah Stier
Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, and Ben Stiller attend Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round NBA Playoffs between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks

Meanwhile, Kylie attended solo, wearing a nude Schiaparelli gown. 

Kylie Jenner at The 2026 Met Gala Celebrating "Costume Art" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New Yor k, New York. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)© Getty
Kylie Jenner arrived solo

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