{"id":2241715,"date":"2026-11-06T13:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2241715"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:44:54","slug":"knicks-star-tyler-kolek-slams-taylor-swift-for-being-a-performative-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2241715","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Star Tyler Kolek Slams Taylor Swift For Being a &#8216;Performative&#8217; Fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/16by9\/2026\/11\/06\/e23eeabb414a42a6b20dd2a0fb4e6f26_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Knicks Star Tyler Kolek Slams Taylor Swift For Being a &#8216;Performative&#8217; Fan<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Taylor Swift<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Knicks Star Tyler Kolek Calls Her A Fake Fan<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-11-06T05:44:54-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              November 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:44 AM PST<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-9dec5538bb3832255651b56d4c5cdbf3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261106_e23eeabb414a42a6b20dd2a0fb4e6f26\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:55bebe9c-71bf-40b1-a69b-563c6da7da22\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e2\/4by3\/2026\/11\/06\/e23eeabb414a42a6b20dd2a0fb4e6f26_md.jpg\" alt=\"taylor swift and tyler kolek getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3d193d5dca0d626f6505ee2fb2d9d135\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> is used to people fawning over her &#8230; but New York Knicks star <strong>Tyler Kolek<\/strong> is bucking the trend, calling out the pop princess for possibly being the team&#8217;s fakest celebrity fan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a755404674af8e00779665835288f32e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kolek made the bold statement during Thursday&#8217;s NBA 2K TikTok livestream, where the Knicks point guard was interviewed along with teammate <strong>Deuce McBride<\/strong> \u2014 and, at one point, the reporter asked, \u201cWho is the fakest celebrity Knicks fan?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a547aff3dc645e0fdf1d62d342cddd62\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-a547aff3dc645e0fdf1d62d342cddd62-619392083-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBA_NewYork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by NBA_NewYork<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ceccbe46654bda5bbe3e71a0d7f92aba\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Kolek responded that some people are &#8220;performative&#8221; and just want to be seen at the Knicks games and aren&#8217;t necessarily fans. Then Kolek surprisingly took aim at Taylor, saying she might be the biggest fake of them all.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5adf8380a24589eddd8e79046b8c7ae7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At first, Kolek said Taylor has a lot going on, so she can&#8217;t come to all the games &#8230; and then he said that when she does attend games, she&#8217;s &#8220;a little performative.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-803366d21979b96992fd3660e5c57599\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260611_d963c1e4ff454598a38eb1ba0017a6ac\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:55bebe9c-71bf-40b1-a69b-563c6da7da22\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d9\/4by3\/2026\/06\/11\/d963c1e4ff454598a38eb1ba0017a6ac_md.jpg\" alt=\"taylor swift knicks game getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6c8e86b47a5b3c5db6280bbd2fcf987d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>McBride then chimed in, saying Kolek was probably going to catch some hell from the &#8220;Swifties&#8221; \u2014 and Kolek agreed. McBride went on to say that the Knicks have a core group of celebrity fans, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ben-stiller\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ben Stiller<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tracy-morgan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tracy Morgan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f640b598fa0b94b64774e309e0d4e490\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We reached out to Taylor&#8217;s rep for comment &#8230; so far no word back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" 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