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Jalen Brunson defends Knicks analyst after she slammed Taylor Swift in hot mic moment
Jalen Brunson doesn’t want any bad blood.
The New York Knicks star — and NBA champion — defended sports analyst Monica McNutt after she slammed Taylor Swift in a hot mic moment.
While McNutt interviewed the NBA Finals 2026 MVP following his team’s historic win in San Antonio Saturday, Brunson snatched the mic to give a message to the Swifties who have been attacking the ESPN personality online.
“I just wanna say something to the Swifties. She’s a really good one,” the athlete, 29, said of McNutt, 36, per a video shared online.
“Cut her some slack. It’s all good, I promise,” Brunson added.
McNutt replied, “Thank you. I appreciate it.”
Page Six has reached out to McNutt’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
During Game 4 of the NBA Finals last Wednesday, McNutt was caught making a shady comment about Swift, who sat courtside in Madison Square Garden with her pals Alana and Este Haim.
“Is that Taylor Swift down there?” McNutt asked in the viral clip.
When fellow announcer Tyler Murray replied that he didn’t think Swift was there, McNutt pointed out the “Bad Blood” singer by describing her “long ponytail” and “blue” outfit.
Murray then whipped his phone out to take a picture of the pop star for his wife.
“She’s not a Knicks fan,” McNutt said. “Get out of here, girl.”
The following day, McNutt told TMZ that though she “misspoke” about Swift’s Knicks fandom, the Grammy winner hasn’t been to a home game for the team all season.
“I literally just did a piece on celebrity row. I know these folks: Ben Stiller, his wife Christine, Spike Lee. I had not seen her here, this year or last year,” she told the outlet.
“We just saw her in Cleveland with her fiancé. Obviously, Travis [Kelce] supports the Cavs. She didn’t have on any Knicks paraphernalia,” McNutt continued. “So, I did not know of her Knicks loyalty. But shoutout to T-Swift. We can be united in orange and blue.”
McNutt said she “was wrong” for her remarks and that “nobody cared” about her comments because the Knicks came back from being down 29 points to win that game.
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