Timothée Chalamet Is Exhausted After Helping the Knicks Get to the Finals
Being the Knicks’ personal hype man is thankless work.
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This year, one man alone has carried the New York Knicks all the way to the NBA Finals. No, not Jalen Brunson. That man is Timothée Chalamet.
First of all, I don’t follow the NBA. Let’s get that out of the way right at the top. What I do follow is the rotating cast of stars sitting courtside: Celebrity Row. And this year, the MVP of Celebrity Row is obviously Chalamet, whose consistent courtside presence has earned him the title of honorary WAG. Speaking of WAGs, Timmy’s appearances have also inundated us with even more content of him and his GF, Kylie Jenner, in their natural habitat—sneaking shots of tequila. Their love is serious, but not as serious as Timothee’s unwavering love for his team. In fact, he is so serious about his contribution to the Knicks that ahead of Game 2 of the finals, he is preparing like a professional athlete. On Thursday, Chalamet posted a series of pictures to his Instagram story icing his quads, because it is that f*cking serious, actually.
“Ppl underestimate the wear and tear on the body of a fan throughout the playoffs. Self-care is important,” he wrote, which supports my theory that Chalamet actually believes his presence is in some way responsible for the Knicks getting this far in the playoffs. He also posted a video of himself drinking from this waterfall. Getting hydrated, I guess?
Being the Knicks’ personal hype man is thankless work, so I’m glad he’s recovering.
This year alone, Celebrity Row has given us such classics as the lineup at Game 5 of the Knicks vs. Hawks playoff series: Tracy Morgan, Tina Fey, Chalamet, Jenner, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, and Edie Falco. How was anyone paying attention to the game? The same game with the viral moment of Chalamet manspreading on Fey? Thankfully, Fey later confirmed that they had equal dominion over the courtside chairs: “Timothée’s legs are in the front, my big ole can is taking the back. We had no beef. We had no beef. It was all good, and the Knicks won so everybody was happy.” Phew.
On Wednesday, the Knicks beat the Spurs in Game 1 (thanks to Chalamet!), and Game 2 is tonight. Let’s hope Timothee recovers in time to cheer the boys on with his fellow WAGs—only his good luck charm, Jenner, won’t be there, as she is busy…(checking my notes)…doing a Kylie Cosmetics brand trip in the Turks and Caicos? Sure!
Knicks in four, as they say… I think.
- Lots of harmonica happening on Taylor Swift’s new single, “I Knew It, I Knew You” for Toy Story 5. [Rolling Stone]
- Charli XCX and George Daniel are in Sicily for Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s second wedding this weekend. [Twitter]
- Sometimes Pop Crave says it best: “Madonna dangles her leg over the stage barrier at Times Square pop-up concert with Grindr.” No notes. [PopCrave]
- A brief recap of all the paparazzi sightings at the Nobu Malibu this week
- Lewis Hamilton, Kim Kardashian, and all her kids. [Deuxmoi]
- Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, in a rare joint appearance. [PageSix]
- And finally, Kevin Durant and a mystery woman (Durant is hiding behind the bush). [Daily Mail]
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