Timothée Chalamet Says He’d ‘Way Rather’ Have a Knicks Championship Than an Oscar
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Key Points:
- Timothée Chalamet expressed a strong preference for the New York Knicks winning the NBA championship over winning an Oscar, celebrating courtside after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 to claim the title.
- Chalamet joined the Knicks' locker room celebration, joking about not needing goggles for champagne showers since he is not an athlete and usually uses a stunt double.
- The actor has been nominated three times for the Best Actor Oscar but has yet to win, while the Knicks ended a 53-year championship drought with their 2026 victory, mirroring their last title win in 1973 against the Lakers.
- Several other celebrities, including Spike Lee, Larry David, Adam Sandler, and Taylor Swift, attended the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, with President Donald Trump making history as the first sitting president to attend the Finals during Game 3.
