Overview
- During Game 4 of the NBA Finals in June McNutt was caught on a hot mic saying, “She’s not a Knicks fan. Get out of here, girl,” while Taylor Swift sat courtside.
- McNutt told The Pivot podcast that the remark was a colloquial, throwaway comment and that she misspoke because she thought Swift was supporting Travis Kelce.
- She said the online backlash did not bother her, told reporters “the internet is not real,” and said only a TMZ reporter approached her in person about the clip.
- Knicks star Jalen Brunson publicly defended McNutt during the team’s championship celebrations, asking Swift’s fans to “cut her some slack.”
- The episode highlights the broadcasting risk of hot mics and how celebrity attendance at sports events can rapidly amplify off-air remarks on social media.