June 15, 2026
Knicks MVP Jalen Brunson Tells Swifties To Calm Down
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RSS Feed New York Knick’s star Jalen Brunson has asked Swifties to calm down as they rally to the pop star’s defense after a New York’s Knicks reporter got caught on a hot mic saying Taylor Swift wasn’t a Knicks fan and to “get out of here, girl” when she saw Swift courtside at Game 4. Jalen Brunson saying to the Swifts that “she’s a really good one, cut her some slack.”
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00:00:02
Speaker 1: Hey, there're folks. It is Monday, June fifteenth, and Swifties have come after a sports journalist so hard that the NBA Finals MVP has had to step in and get involved with that. Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. Well, we hear about Swifties. The stuff has been coming the direction of Monica McNutt, a name that a lot of people didn't even know before. Now the stuff has been coming in her robes after just an offhand comment. We got to calm down.
00:00:32
Speaker 2: Look, it's tough.
00:00:33
Speaker 3: Yes, to use the words of Taylor Swift herself, you need to calm down, right, So that's what everyone's telling Swifties to do, to calm down. Yes, Monica got caught on a hot mic before her broadcast. So in defense of any broadcaster out there, a lot of us see things say things, talking shit to one another, saying what we're feeling thinking without any filter, because yeah, we're talking to our colleagues, and yes we're wearing mics, and yes we can hear each other in the IFB, but we're under the well, we're aware that we're not on television. What's unfortunate is some people are recording it and sometimes things get lifted and get put out there, and that's what appears to have happened for whatever reason. And look, I have been the subject of this as well. It's unfortunate because, yeah, she didn't intend for anything she said to be out there for everyone to hear.
00:01:33
Speaker 1: These are countless incidents over the years of hot mics with broadcasters, but this one happened to happen at a time when the whole world essentially was watching what was happening with the NBA Finals, in particularly with the Knicks, and at a time when Taylor Swift was in the building. This was on Game four. But Monica McNutt does the radio for MSG, so she is in that building working with the Knicks all season long, she's been with him for the past five seasons, for the past two. During the play by play so rope, she's getting ready for the broadcast Game four, Taylor Swift shows up. She is sitting there with her broadcast partner, Monica is and this is where she makes a comment that is overheard, and this is the comment that Swifties go crazy about it.
00:02:18
Speaker 3: Yeah, so she's basically saying, Hey, isn't that Taylor Swift down there? And her colleagues like, no, it isn't. She said, no, I'm pretty sure that's Taylor Swift. They go back and forth and she's like, no, that's her in the ponytail. And here is what got her in trouble. She said she's not a Knicks fan and then went on to say, get out of here, girl.
00:02:36
Speaker 1: Yeah, that was it. That was the one statement that caught everybody. So obviously some people would be offended, in particular Swifties. Now Robes, this is where this thing goes off, goes viral and the reaction. We want to give you an idea, Robes. There are some people what are they called justin Bieber's folks, the believers, believers who has these armies like that Beyonce has, the.
00:03:00
Speaker 3: Lady Gaga has her Oh I should know this, her Monsters.
00:03:05
Speaker 1: Monsters, BTS has the BTS Army. There are certain artists that have fan bases that will defend and come after and take down anybody who questions their favorite artist in any way.
00:03:19
Speaker 3: So in the Swifties are especially powerful and probably the most I would say, So, yeah, got out there.
00:03:25
Speaker 1: Just want to give you an idea, folks, got upset that Monica McNutt would say this. We'll give you the context of where Monica McNutt is coming from and why her word means something. In a second, but ropes, I wanted to give an idea of the stuff and the reaction that's out there. This stuff isn't hard to find. I didn't have to go dig through and find the worst comments. This is just an example of some of the stuff that's out there. A lot of people. Remember Stuart Scott, We're going to share a few here. Comment two. This is directly to Monica McNutt on her X page. Quote Stuart Scott is shaking his head about you watch him more and you know how to act on TV. Continuing, came here for the comments due to your idiotic and clearly racist comment. Another one, stupid rat Another little jealous bitch crying about Taylor Swift. Another quote. Taylor Swift is a thousand times hotter, richer, more successful, important and relevant than you are and will be in all your lifetimes combined. You get the f out hating ass loser. Another quote, you piece of s Another quote, stupid bitch. Burn in hell my woe's worst hopes for your entire life. Another quote, Burn in hell, and I hope you lose your job, you stupid bitch. Now rooms I know it's your favorite artist. Am I supposed to look at this and go all come on? Those are just some outliers and random stuff. What is happening with fandom? Than any could form their fingers or their thumbs to type this stuff after an off hand comment.
00:05:06
Speaker 3: It's hard to imagine that anyone like that exists in the world, but there are that many people like that who exist in the world.
00:05:14
Speaker 2: It really is disturbing.
00:05:16
Speaker 3: There are a lot of people who are angry, small and insignificant and somehow, I don't know, project I guess whatever you feel about Taylor Swift, it's an insult to them and they take it personally and they get so mean spirited, and it's really just awful to read and hear. And you can say, oh, whatever, those are just Rando's anonymously saying whatever. But when you are the subject matter, and if anyone has ever been the subject matter of those types of comments, you know it hurts, you know, it stings. It actually still unfortunately counts. As much as we'd all like to say, oh, that's the price of fame. That is so uncalled for and so disgusting. It's just appalling and disheartening to read.
00:06:13
Speaker 1: With Monica's comments. Taking them in context, Monica is someone who is at every single Knicks game, every single Knicks game. She knows who shows up to the Knicks games. She knows, as she said this afterwards, she knows Ben Stiller and his wife Fat Joe, Spike Lee, the folks that show up regularly over the years. She said, I have not seen Taylor Swift in a game in two years. That's fine, that's fine. You could still be a Knicks fan and don't have time to swing by a game.
00:06:45
Speaker 3: Yes, because a lot of folks came back and said oh and started showing pictures of Taylor Swift at Knicks games from ten years ago. From twenty ten to twenty fifteen, she apparently had a stretch there where she did go to the games regularly. So they're like, and apparently did she sing in a next game when she was twelve?
00:07:02
Speaker 1: Was it regularly? Did they say she went regularly? I know they I've seen some shots regularly.
00:07:07
Speaker 2: I just saw some shots in the fact.
00:07:09
Speaker 3: Anyway, The point being is you can be a fan and not have time to go to the game.
00:07:13
Speaker 2: That is true.
00:07:15
Speaker 3: And look, I do think that that is not anything that Monica would have said ever on record on a mic out loud to anyone that she thought was going to be broadcast. You just say shit based on your personal experience to your colleague that you wouldn't necessarily want anyone else to hear. And that is exactly what happened here.
00:07:42
Speaker 1: And so Robes, I am trying to give Taylor Swift fans a pass for being so upset. I'm trying to, but there's some context here that just isn't allowed. For Monica. Bro She's at every game. She was at every game when the Knicks weren't doing so great, when the Knicks had bad moments, when nobody was showing up and wanted to be a part of it. And so now here we are in the finals and you want to show up. Now she's a part of the organization. Monica is like, we're proud, we're and really, you come in here and take a seat from a New Yorker kind of a mindset. Now, I know Taylor lives in New York, she's got a place and all that, and that's great, But Robes, for people who I don't know. We rarely get to go and sit courtside, but have been blessed to do it over the past season. Past two seasons, Spike's been to every game, every game. I've spoken to him at every single game, Tracy, I think every single game. So when like a random Wednesday game, a random thing. So for Monica and all she experienced to go, wow, this is a special time for the Knicks and a special time for Knicks fans who've been here and grinding for years. Oh, we're a tailor come from and we know why she was there, and that's cool. Brop, It's totally cool that she's there. Oh, come on, you gotta give Monica break for having an offhand comment. And it wouldn't mean, wouldn't mean at all. Got it here, girl. She wouldn't tell them you leave. Literally, she was just kind of saying.
00:09:16
Speaker 3: She was saying it like that with that in mind. Look, you and I have talked about this, and I've joked my mom and I think a lot of devout folks who go to church every Sunday totally get annoyed by the folks who show up at Christmas and Easter and Mother's Day and Mother's Day, like whatever, but like yes and so yes, I have heard my mother and I have heard my family members complain about those folks who crowd the pews and make it so the folks who show up every single Sunday, come rain, come shine, come holiday, come random Sunday, they can't get a seat because everybody wants to show up when it's important, when it's you know, something to be seen at, like a Christmas map or an Easter mask. So I kind of understand, Like to me, that sentiment I get, and I think maybe anyone who has that feeling, who is somebody who goes to church every Sunday who goes Wait a minute, now, I have to stand because y'all all wanted to come on Christmas, same kind of thing.
00:10:16
Speaker 1: What I'm giving you is full credit. That is a great analogy. It's a perfect analogy. I'm in here every Sunday being faithful. Yes, and you want to show up now, that's come on. You got to give some credit when they're not doing well. We didn't see you when they weren't in the finals. We didn't see you when it was the first round. We didn't see you. You know, I get where she's coming from. I don't find anything. She made a comment that wasn't supposed to get out there exactly, and she's come out and said something is close to an apology as she can get. But I don't think. I didn't think it was necessary. But the Swifties have come after her. She made some comments TMZ got her. I think it was actually coming out of our heart in New York. Yeah, it was actually, and she made some comments. She essentially said, hey, I appreciate your passing passion, Swifties. But she said, Robes, look if I'm wrong and she owns it Tomorrow's stardomire jersey from back in the day, then cool. And I misspoke. But Robes she still said, look, y'all, I know these people, and she hasn't been here, and so I was only saying, come on, the church. Analogy is perfect, exactly.
00:11:23
Speaker 3: And I think a lot of people can understand that that is a real sentiment, and it's not one you'd broadcast to the entire church, but you might say it next to the person who's sitting by you, who has been there every Sunday alongside.
00:11:36
Speaker 1: You, exactly. But somebody came to her defense and he is the somebody that might be the biggest star in all the sports right now, certainly the king of New York right now. The NBA NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson came to her defense with a short and sweet defense.
00:11:58
Speaker 3: Stay here, Welcome back, everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ where everyone is up in arms over Monica McNutt, a name most people did not even know, and maybe if you haven't heard, go ahead and google it you will see what we are talking about. She made a comment about Taylor Swift and whether or not perhaps she isn't a real Knicks fan. Them are fighting words with Swifties who have produced proof that Taylor Swift has been a Knicks fan for decades. And yes, she may not have been at a game in the last couple of years, But.
00:12:42
Speaker 2: How dare Monica McNutt suggest otherwise?
00:12:45
Speaker 1: And I get it, even if she's Taylor Swift just doesn't have time to come to every game. It's the NBA Finals, it's New York. Obviously she can get a ticket if you want one, and that's cool. Knock yourself out. I mean, Monica was making the point that you know what I saw her a Cleveland Cavaliers game recently, that is true, hadn't been to a Knicks game, but she was at a Cleveland Cavaliers game, sitting next to Travis Kelsey, who of course has ties to that area. So she made that point as well, Right, you show up here, now it's.
00:13:16
Speaker 2: A fa look.
00:13:17
Speaker 3: And she was again talking to a friend next to her, and she didn't think anyone else was going to be listening to her. So look, I can say I have been there before, and I think if anyone listening has been honest, y'all have said stuff to somebody sitting next to you that you wouldn't want.
00:13:34
Speaker 2: Broadcast to the world.
00:13:35
Speaker 3: So that's what happened to this to this reporter, and yees, she is feeling the heat.
00:13:39
Speaker 2: We talked about some of the evil.
00:13:42
Speaker 3: Comments from some folks, the backlash she is feeling, including death threats for suggesting that Taylor Swift isn't a die hard long time Knicks fan.
00:13:53
Speaker 2: But yes, Jalen Brunson.
00:13:55
Speaker 3: The NBA Finals MVP, like you said, King of New York forty five points coming back in Game four, that game that Swift was at.
00:14:04
Speaker 2: Yes, the Taylor Swift was at and then.
00:14:06
Speaker 1: Yeah, forty five in game five of the close out game. But yes, he was, OK, you're on the right. You got the numbers right.
00:14:13
Speaker 2: He is. He saved that team. He is the next period King of New York. So it was pretty cool.
00:14:19
Speaker 3: He's getting interviewed and he makes the point like I don't. He went out of his way. I think it's fair to say to stand up for Monica.
00:14:29
Speaker 1: And if you see the clip, it's very short.
00:14:32
Speaker 3: He was.
00:14:32
Speaker 1: She was doing a postgame interview after they win the championship. In Robes, it was going to be a quick thing. She was about to start the interview and we'll read you what he said. But Robes, this was done not with her asking a question. He took the microphone from her. She had no idea what was about to happen, and she kind of said, well, oh god, well you're about to say it. Be nice. Had no idea what was coming. He grabbed the microphone and made a point to say this the NBA Finals MVP, after he just was in tears of fulfilling a lifetime dream, still made time and wanted to do this. I thought that said a lot.
00:15:04
Speaker 3: This was pretty cool because yes, he could have said a lot of things. He had the world watching, and he decided to defend his friend. He said, I just want to say something to the Swifties. She's a really good one. Cut her some slack. It's all good, our promise. Looking at Monica and telling them like, please trust me, cut her some slack.
00:15:25
Speaker 1: And when he walks up to her to start the interview, he gives a kind of a chest bump. When you see them, you can tell he likes her. They have a long relationship because she has been with the team every day for years.
00:15:41
Speaker 2: She has credibility, yes, and come Roderie.
00:15:44
Speaker 1: You could see it all there. And quite frankly, she has every right to say what she said. She does. She didn't insult Taylor Swift. She didn't go after her music or he appearance or anything else. I am a Nick loyalist and somebody is in here in one of the best seats in the house, what I ain't seen in years here.
00:16:05
Speaker 3: That's and she didn't say that for broadcast. She didn't put that on a tweet. She didn't try to say something bad about Taylor publicly. Now, she was just talking to her colleague before they went on, just talking smack. That's what happens. Understand that we all do it. We've all done it, and you would never have wanted this to become public. And certainly it's a tough spot to be in because she can't deny it, and she didn't.
00:16:33
Speaker 2: She meant what she said. She can't act as if she didn't.
00:16:36
Speaker 3: I appreciate the fact that she didn't back track from it.
00:16:39
Speaker 2: She said what she said like you can't. You can't undo it.
00:16:43
Speaker 3: She meant what she said when she said it, and I do appreciate how she did apologize. I thought it was fair and hopefully this can all just move on all right again.
00:16:55
Speaker 1: Congrats to the Knicks and all fans. Welcome me with that. We appreciate you always spending some time with us. I'm TJ. Holmes on behalf of my dear Amy Robot. We'll talk to him.
Speaker 1: Hey, there're folks. It is Monday, June fifteenth, and Swifties have come after a sports journalist so hard that the NBA Finals MVP has had to step in and get involved with that. Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. Well, we hear about Swifties. The stuff has been coming the direction of Monica McNutt, a name that a lot of people didn't even know before. Now the stuff has been coming in her robes after just an offhand comment. We got to calm down.
00:00:32
Speaker 2: Look, it's tough.
00:00:33
Speaker 3: Yes, to use the words of Taylor Swift herself, you need to calm down, right, So that's what everyone's telling Swifties to do, to calm down. Yes, Monica got caught on a hot mic before her broadcast. So in defense of any broadcaster out there, a lot of us see things say things, talking shit to one another, saying what we're feeling thinking without any filter, because yeah, we're talking to our colleagues, and yes we're wearing mics, and yes we can hear each other in the IFB, but we're under the well, we're aware that we're not on television. What's unfortunate is some people are recording it and sometimes things get lifted and get put out there, and that's what appears to have happened for whatever reason. And look, I have been the subject of this as well. It's unfortunate because, yeah, she didn't intend for anything she said to be out there for everyone to hear.
00:01:33
Speaker 1: These are countless incidents over the years of hot mics with broadcasters, but this one happened to happen at a time when the whole world essentially was watching what was happening with the NBA Finals, in particularly with the Knicks, and at a time when Taylor Swift was in the building. This was on Game four. But Monica McNutt does the radio for MSG, so she is in that building working with the Knicks all season long, she's been with him for the past five seasons, for the past two. During the play by play so rope, she's getting ready for the broadcast Game four, Taylor Swift shows up. She is sitting there with her broadcast partner, Monica is and this is where she makes a comment that is overheard, and this is the comment that Swifties go crazy about it.
00:02:18
Speaker 3: Yeah, so she's basically saying, Hey, isn't that Taylor Swift down there? And her colleagues like, no, it isn't. She said, no, I'm pretty sure that's Taylor Swift. They go back and forth and she's like, no, that's her in the ponytail. And here is what got her in trouble. She said she's not a Knicks fan and then went on to say, get out of here, girl.
00:02:36
Speaker 1: Yeah, that was it. That was the one statement that caught everybody. So obviously some people would be offended, in particular Swifties. Now Robes, this is where this thing goes off, goes viral and the reaction. We want to give you an idea, Robes. There are some people what are they called justin Bieber's folks, the believers, believers who has these armies like that Beyonce has, the.
00:03:00
Speaker 3: Lady Gaga has her Oh I should know this, her Monsters.
00:03:05
Speaker 1: Monsters, BTS has the BTS Army. There are certain artists that have fan bases that will defend and come after and take down anybody who questions their favorite artist in any way.
00:03:19
Speaker 3: So in the Swifties are especially powerful and probably the most I would say, So, yeah, got out there.
00:03:25
Speaker 1: Just want to give you an idea, folks, got upset that Monica McNutt would say this. We'll give you the context of where Monica McNutt is coming from and why her word means something. In a second, but ropes, I wanted to give an idea of the stuff and the reaction that's out there. This stuff isn't hard to find. I didn't have to go dig through and find the worst comments. This is just an example of some of the stuff that's out there. A lot of people. Remember Stuart Scott, We're going to share a few here. Comment two. This is directly to Monica McNutt on her X page. Quote Stuart Scott is shaking his head about you watch him more and you know how to act on TV. Continuing, came here for the comments due to your idiotic and clearly racist comment. Another one, stupid rat Another little jealous bitch crying about Taylor Swift. Another quote. Taylor Swift is a thousand times hotter, richer, more successful, important and relevant than you are and will be in all your lifetimes combined. You get the f out hating ass loser. Another quote, you piece of s Another quote, stupid bitch. Burn in hell my woe's worst hopes for your entire life. Another quote, Burn in hell, and I hope you lose your job, you stupid bitch. Now rooms I know it's your favorite artist. Am I supposed to look at this and go all come on? Those are just some outliers and random stuff. What is happening with fandom? Than any could form their fingers or their thumbs to type this stuff after an off hand comment.
00:05:06
Speaker 3: It's hard to imagine that anyone like that exists in the world, but there are that many people like that who exist in the world.
00:05:14
Speaker 2: It really is disturbing.
00:05:16
Speaker 3: There are a lot of people who are angry, small and insignificant and somehow, I don't know, project I guess whatever you feel about Taylor Swift, it's an insult to them and they take it personally and they get so mean spirited, and it's really just awful to read and hear. And you can say, oh, whatever, those are just Rando's anonymously saying whatever. But when you are the subject matter, and if anyone has ever been the subject matter of those types of comments, you know it hurts, you know, it stings. It actually still unfortunately counts. As much as we'd all like to say, oh, that's the price of fame. That is so uncalled for and so disgusting. It's just appalling and disheartening to read.
00:06:13
Speaker 1: With Monica's comments. Taking them in context, Monica is someone who is at every single Knicks game, every single Knicks game. She knows who shows up to the Knicks games. She knows, as she said this afterwards, she knows Ben Stiller and his wife Fat Joe, Spike Lee, the folks that show up regularly over the years. She said, I have not seen Taylor Swift in a game in two years. That's fine, that's fine. You could still be a Knicks fan and don't have time to swing by a game.
00:06:45
Speaker 3: Yes, because a lot of folks came back and said oh and started showing pictures of Taylor Swift at Knicks games from ten years ago. From twenty ten to twenty fifteen, she apparently had a stretch there where she did go to the games regularly. So they're like, and apparently did she sing in a next game when she was twelve?
00:07:02
Speaker 1: Was it regularly? Did they say she went regularly? I know they I've seen some shots regularly.
00:07:07
Speaker 2: I just saw some shots in the fact.
00:07:09
Speaker 3: Anyway, The point being is you can be a fan and not have time to go to the game.
00:07:13
Speaker 2: That is true.
00:07:15
Speaker 3: And look, I do think that that is not anything that Monica would have said ever on record on a mic out loud to anyone that she thought was going to be broadcast. You just say shit based on your personal experience to your colleague that you wouldn't necessarily want anyone else to hear. And that is exactly what happened here.
00:07:42
Speaker 1: And so Robes, I am trying to give Taylor Swift fans a pass for being so upset. I'm trying to, but there's some context here that just isn't allowed. For Monica. Bro She's at every game. She was at every game when the Knicks weren't doing so great, when the Knicks had bad moments, when nobody was showing up and wanted to be a part of it. And so now here we are in the finals and you want to show up. Now she's a part of the organization. Monica is like, we're proud, we're and really, you come in here and take a seat from a New Yorker kind of a mindset. Now, I know Taylor lives in New York, she's got a place and all that, and that's great, But Robes, for people who I don't know. We rarely get to go and sit courtside, but have been blessed to do it over the past season. Past two seasons, Spike's been to every game, every game. I've spoken to him at every single game, Tracy, I think every single game. So when like a random Wednesday game, a random thing. So for Monica and all she experienced to go, wow, this is a special time for the Knicks and a special time for Knicks fans who've been here and grinding for years. Oh, we're a tailor come from and we know why she was there, and that's cool. Brop, It's totally cool that she's there. Oh, come on, you gotta give Monica break for having an offhand comment. And it wouldn't mean, wouldn't mean at all. Got it here, girl. She wouldn't tell them you leave. Literally, she was just kind of saying.
00:09:16
Speaker 3: She was saying it like that with that in mind. Look, you and I have talked about this, and I've joked my mom and I think a lot of devout folks who go to church every Sunday totally get annoyed by the folks who show up at Christmas and Easter and Mother's Day and Mother's Day, like whatever, but like yes and so yes, I have heard my mother and I have heard my family members complain about those folks who crowd the pews and make it so the folks who show up every single Sunday, come rain, come shine, come holiday, come random Sunday, they can't get a seat because everybody wants to show up when it's important, when it's you know, something to be seen at, like a Christmas map or an Easter mask. So I kind of understand, Like to me, that sentiment I get, and I think maybe anyone who has that feeling, who is somebody who goes to church every Sunday who goes Wait a minute, now, I have to stand because y'all all wanted to come on Christmas, same kind of thing.
00:10:16
Speaker 1: What I'm giving you is full credit. That is a great analogy. It's a perfect analogy. I'm in here every Sunday being faithful. Yes, and you want to show up now, that's come on. You got to give some credit when they're not doing well. We didn't see you when they weren't in the finals. We didn't see you when it was the first round. We didn't see you. You know, I get where she's coming from. I don't find anything. She made a comment that wasn't supposed to get out there exactly, and she's come out and said something is close to an apology as she can get. But I don't think. I didn't think it was necessary. But the Swifties have come after her. She made some comments TMZ got her. I think it was actually coming out of our heart in New York. Yeah, it was actually, and she made some comments. She essentially said, hey, I appreciate your passing passion, Swifties. But she said, Robes, look if I'm wrong and she owns it Tomorrow's stardomire jersey from back in the day, then cool. And I misspoke. But Robes she still said, look, y'all, I know these people, and she hasn't been here, and so I was only saying, come on, the church. Analogy is perfect, exactly.
00:11:23
Speaker 3: And I think a lot of people can understand that that is a real sentiment, and it's not one you'd broadcast to the entire church, but you might say it next to the person who's sitting by you, who has been there every Sunday alongside.
00:11:36
Speaker 1: You, exactly. But somebody came to her defense and he is the somebody that might be the biggest star in all the sports right now, certainly the king of New York right now. The NBA NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson came to her defense with a short and sweet defense.
00:11:58
Speaker 3: Stay here, Welcome back, everyone to this episode of Amy and TJ where everyone is up in arms over Monica McNutt, a name most people did not even know, and maybe if you haven't heard, go ahead and google it you will see what we are talking about. She made a comment about Taylor Swift and whether or not perhaps she isn't a real Knicks fan. Them are fighting words with Swifties who have produced proof that Taylor Swift has been a Knicks fan for decades. And yes, she may not have been at a game in the last couple of years, But.
00:12:42
Speaker 2: How dare Monica McNutt suggest otherwise?
00:12:45
Speaker 1: And I get it, even if she's Taylor Swift just doesn't have time to come to every game. It's the NBA Finals, it's New York. Obviously she can get a ticket if you want one, and that's cool. Knock yourself out. I mean, Monica was making the point that you know what I saw her a Cleveland Cavaliers game recently, that is true, hadn't been to a Knicks game, but she was at a Cleveland Cavaliers game, sitting next to Travis Kelsey, who of course has ties to that area. So she made that point as well, Right, you show up here, now it's.
00:13:16
Speaker 2: A fa look.
00:13:17
Speaker 3: And she was again talking to a friend next to her, and she didn't think anyone else was going to be listening to her. So look, I can say I have been there before, and I think if anyone listening has been honest, y'all have said stuff to somebody sitting next to you that you wouldn't want.
00:13:34
Speaker 2: Broadcast to the world.
00:13:35
Speaker 3: So that's what happened to this to this reporter, and yees, she is feeling the heat.
00:13:39
Speaker 2: We talked about some of the evil.
00:13:42
Speaker 3: Comments from some folks, the backlash she is feeling, including death threats for suggesting that Taylor Swift isn't a die hard long time Knicks fan.
00:13:53
Speaker 2: But yes, Jalen Brunson.
00:13:55
Speaker 3: The NBA Finals MVP, like you said, King of New York forty five points coming back in Game four, that game that Swift was at.
00:14:04
Speaker 2: Yes, the Taylor Swift was at and then.
00:14:06
Speaker 1: Yeah, forty five in game five of the close out game. But yes, he was, OK, you're on the right. You got the numbers right.
00:14:13
Speaker 2: He is. He saved that team. He is the next period King of New York. So it was pretty cool.
00:14:19
Speaker 3: He's getting interviewed and he makes the point like I don't. He went out of his way. I think it's fair to say to stand up for Monica.
00:14:29
Speaker 1: And if you see the clip, it's very short.
00:14:32
Speaker 3: He was.
00:14:32
Speaker 1: She was doing a postgame interview after they win the championship. In Robes, it was going to be a quick thing. She was about to start the interview and we'll read you what he said. But Robes, this was done not with her asking a question. He took the microphone from her. She had no idea what was about to happen, and she kind of said, well, oh god, well you're about to say it. Be nice. Had no idea what was coming. He grabbed the microphone and made a point to say this the NBA Finals MVP, after he just was in tears of fulfilling a lifetime dream, still made time and wanted to do this. I thought that said a lot.
00:15:04
Speaker 3: This was pretty cool because yes, he could have said a lot of things. He had the world watching, and he decided to defend his friend. He said, I just want to say something to the Swifties. She's a really good one. Cut her some slack. It's all good, our promise. Looking at Monica and telling them like, please trust me, cut her some slack.
00:15:25
Speaker 1: And when he walks up to her to start the interview, he gives a kind of a chest bump. When you see them, you can tell he likes her. They have a long relationship because she has been with the team every day for years.
00:15:41
Speaker 2: She has credibility, yes, and come Roderie.
00:15:44
Speaker 1: You could see it all there. And quite frankly, she has every right to say what she said. She does. She didn't insult Taylor Swift. She didn't go after her music or he appearance or anything else. I am a Nick loyalist and somebody is in here in one of the best seats in the house, what I ain't seen in years here.
00:16:05
Speaker 3: That's and she didn't say that for broadcast. She didn't put that on a tweet. She didn't try to say something bad about Taylor publicly. Now, she was just talking to her colleague before they went on, just talking smack. That's what happens. Understand that we all do it. We've all done it, and you would never have wanted this to become public. And certainly it's a tough spot to be in because she can't deny it, and she didn't.
00:16:33
Speaker 2: She meant what she said. She can't act as if she didn't.
00:16:36
Speaker 3: I appreciate the fact that she didn't back track from it.
00:16:39
Speaker 2: She said what she said like you can't. You can't undo it.
00:16:43
Speaker 3: She meant what she said when she said it, and I do appreciate how she did apologize. I thought it was fair and hopefully this can all just move on all right again.
00:16:55
Speaker 1: Congrats to the Knicks and all fans. Welcome me with that. We appreciate you always spending some time with us. I'm TJ. Holmes on behalf of my dear Amy Robot. We'll talk to him.