Ben Stiller Searching for Another Met Gala to Attend After Knicks Win Playoff Game in His Absence
Ben Stiller Searching for Another Met Gala to Attend After Knicks Win Playoff Game in His Absence
Anna Lazarus CaplanTue, May 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM UTC
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Ben Stiller is happy about the Knicks' performance in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals
The longtime fan joked that he would have to attend the Met Gala again on Wednesday after the Knicks took care of business against the 76ers on Monday night
Stiller and his wife Christine Taylor sported Knicks colors for their appearance at the 2026 Met Gala
Knicks superfan Ben Stiller, who once penned a viral tribute to the team on social media minutes after he presented at the Oscars, is ready to relive Monday night.“I guess i have to go to Met ball Wednesday,” the Severance director wrote on X, shortly after New York decimated the Philadelphia 76ers, 137-98, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday, May 4.Instead of sitting in his usual courtside seats at Madison Square Garden, Stiller was roughly 50 blocks uptown attending the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's 2026 Met Gala.As New York squared off against the Sixers, Stiller and his wife, Zoolander actress Christine Taylor, showed their team spirit by sporting Knicks colors.Stiller, 60, wore a tailored navy blue suit with a bright orange tie, while Taylor, 54, donned a cobalt blue strapless gown with florals embroidered with sequins.Follow your favorite athletes on and off the field with PEOPLE's free sports newsletter — sign up now!Their appearance marked the first time in a decade that the couple attended the annual fashion gala. Still, Stiller being a no-show at the Garden wasn’t lost on his NBA playoffs sometime-nemesis Pat McAfee.
Ben Stiller, Christine TaylorCredit: John Nacion/Getty
“Timothée Chalamet was at the Knicks game but Ben Stiller wasn't,” McAfee wrote on X.
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The Marty Supreme actor, 30, pulled off a repeat of last year, opting to watch the Knicks — this time in person — while his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, attended the Met Gala.Speaking of last year, when McAfee’s Indiana Pacers squared off against the Knicks, there was no love lost between the former NFL kicker and the Happy Gilmore 2 actor."Spike Lee is here. Ben Stiller is here. Timothée Chalamet is here," McAfee said to the arena before Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals in 2025, as the crowd booed each one. "Let’s send these sons of b------ back to New York!"
Eventually, the Knicks did go back home, losing to the Pacers in six and missing out on an NBA Finals appearance.This year, Stiller hopes for an alternate ending as he questioned McAfee’s jab on Tuesday.“My man seriously…i thought we were good,” Stiller wrote on X.
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