Overview
- On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Hathaway played a Tonight Show game called “Best Thing Ever” and said she would prefer the Knicks to win another championship over winning a second Oscar while Jimmy Fallon gave her a signed OG Anunoby jersey and a Knicks baby gift basket.
- The moment built on a fan and media meme that a scene in The Devil Wears Prada 2 featuring Hathaway and Knicks player Karl‑Anthony Towns coincided with the team’s 13‑game winning streak during their 2026 title run.
- Reporters noted the exchange came as Hathaway is being discussed as a Best Supporting Actress frontrunner for The Odyssey, a context that mixes awards‑season promotion with personal fandom.
- The televised bit functioned as light promotional TV and social‑media fodder, and it showed the Knicks engaging celebrity fans publicly by sending signed gear and baby gifts while embracing the playful narrative.
- The broader backdrop is the Knicks’ first NBA championship in nearly five decades earlier in 2026, a result that helped turn coincidences and superstitions into ongoing pop‑culture stories to watch during awards season and team publicity efforts.