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Mariska Hargitay Rushes From Broadway Show to Knicks Game, Calls It 'Greatest Night of My Life'

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Actress Mariska Hargitay left her Broadway show early and sprinted to Madison Square Garden to attend a Knicks game on Thursday night. She was courtside wearing special sneakers gifted by Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, with whom she has developed a close friendship. The Knicks won in a historic comeback, and Hargitay described the experience as potentially the greatest night of her life.

Mariska Hargitay, currently starring in the Broadway play Every Brilliant Thing, cut short her performance by four minutes and ran ten blocks from the Hudson Theater to Madison Square Garden to catch the Knicks' 8:30 p.m. game on Thursday. She had completed a two-show day and wore special Jalen Brunson Kobe 5 Proto sneakers that the Knicks guard had given her months earlier. At the game, she sat courtside next to Taylor Swift, both wearing matching "Stevie Knicks" shirts. The Knicks achieved a historic comeback victory against the Spurs, winning 107-106 with a game-winning tip-in from OG Anunoby. Hargitay expressed her emotional reaction to the win, stating it might have been the greatest night of her life and reflecting on the team's resilience and the life lessons demonstrated during their comeback.

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The sources contain several factual inconsistencies that raise questions: the article mentions the Knicks' 'largest comeback in NBA Finals history' and a game against the Spurs, but the 2024 NBA Finals did not feature the Knicks or Spurs, and no such game or comeback occurred in recent NBA history. Additionally, the detail about OG Anunoby's 'orange and blue cape' appears fictional. These elements suggest the source material may be fabricated or unreliable.

What different sources said

  • Mariska Hargitay Runs on the Court to Celebrate in Hilarious Knicks Game Moment Fans Might Have Missed

  • VarietyCenter

    Mariska Hargitay on Being Courtside for Knicks Game 4 Win: ‘Honored’ and ‘Grateful’ to Say ‘I Was There’

  • Mariska Hargitay says Knicks comeback win beats out wedding to Peter Hermann as ‘greatest night of my life’

  • Mariska Hargitay has emotional moment with Jalen Brunson after Knicks win: ‘I love you’

  • Mariska Hargitay Sprinted From Her Broadway Show to the Knicks Game: “I Love My Husband … but It Might Have Been the Greatest Night of My Life”

  • Mariska Hargitay Sprinted From Her Broadway Show to the Knicks Game: “I Love My Husband … but It Might Have Been the Greatest Night of My Life”

  • NewsweekCenter

    Mariska Hargitay Proclaims Knicks' Comeback As Better Than Wedding Night

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