Taylor Swift and Kylie Jenner shared a quick courtside hug after the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
The greeting happened at Madison Square Garden on June 10, after the Knicks erased a 29-point deficit and took a 3-1 series lead. People reported that Swift and Jenner smiled, hugged, and exchanged a few words after the game.
The clip spread beyond basketball because Jenner is Kim Kardashian’s sister, and Swift’s history with Kardashian and Kanye West has been public for years. A short polite greeting became a bigger fan moment because of that old pop-culture baggage.
Neither Swift nor Jenner framed the hug as a public statement. The video showed a friendly courtside hello after a Knicks win, not a formal reconciliation announcement.
Swift and Jenner Hugged After the Knicks’ Comeback Win
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People reported that Jenner turned around, spotted Swift behind her, smiled, and went in for a hug. The two appeared to chat briefly before Jenner turned back toward her group.
TMZ described the exchange the same way, reporting that Swift gave Jenner a small wave before the two greeted each other on the court.
The hug came after one of the most dramatic games of the Finals. The Knicks beat the Spurs 107-106 on a late basket and moved one win away from the championship.
The Kardashian-Swift History Made the Clip Travel
The reaction was tied less to Jenner herself than to Swift’s history with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. People noted that the tension began with West interrupting Swift at the 2009 MTV VMAs and continued after West’s 2016 song “Famous.”
Kardashian later released a phone-call clip involving West and Swift, and Swift publicly objected to how the call was presented. In her 2023 TIME Person of the Year interview, Swift called the episode a “fully manufactured frame job” and said it hurt her psychologically.
That history explains why fans treated a simple courtside greeting as a surprise. The clip did not show Swift and Kardashian together, and it did not include any public comment about the old feud.
Madison Square Garden Was Packed With Celebrities
Swift attended Game 4 with Mariska Hargitay and Alana and Este Haim, according to Business Insider. The group wore Knicks-themed shirts, including “Stevie Knicks” for Swift and Hargitay.
Jenner attended with Timothée Chalamet. Business Insider reported that Chalamet had been at every Finals game so far and that he and Jenner wore matching Knicks-inspired Chrome Hearts outfits.
The game also drew Michael J. Fox, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Ben Stiller, Jimmy Fallon, Wu-Tang Clan, and other high-profile attendees.