A collection of high-profile attendees filled Madison Square Garden on Wednesday for Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. Celebrities again gathered in Manhattan as the series moved through New York.
Earlier in the finals, the Garden drew an array of luminaries. Names reported among the crowd included Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Larry David, Jay Z and Robert Kraft, alongside frequent attendees such as Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Tracy Morgan, Timothée Chalamet and Fat Joe.
Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals, taking in Game 3 from a suite next to Knicks owner James Dolan.
Securing a spot in celebrity row carries informal requirements: attendees typically must have significant profile, remain in their seats for the duration of the game regardless of the outcome, be presentable for the arena’s jumbo screen and participate in promotional filming for Madison Square Garden. The most important unwritten rule is to be a Knicks fan.
Those on hand for Game 4 included Taylor Swift; Adam and Jackie Sandler; Larry David with John McEnroe; Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Nas and Tracy Morgan; Timothée Chalamet with Kylie Jenner; Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox; Henrik Lundqvist; and Edie Falco with Jeremy Lin.
