Overview
- Hathaway told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show that she would rather see the New York Knicks win another championship than win a second Oscar, a remark made during the show's 'Best Thing Ever' game on Sept. 30.
- The comment builds on a running meme that began after The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiered on May 1, when a scene featuring Hathaway and Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns preceded a 13-game winning streak that helped the team secure its first title in almost five decades.
- Fallon presented Hathaway with a signed OG Anunoby jersey on the show and the Knicks sent a basket of baby gifts that included a card signed by Anunoby.
- Hathaway made the remark while promoting her new film Verity and she is currently considered a Best Supporting Actress frontrunner for The Odyssey.
- Coverage presents the moment as light, cross-promotional culture: it ties a celebrity talk-show gag to sports superstition, awards-season narrative and team–fan engagement that could keep public attention on Hathaway’s films and the Knicks into the season ahead.