“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay can do it all.
Right after starring in the one-person show “Every Brilliant Thing,” the actress ran about 10 blocks to make it to Game 4 of the NBA Finals on time.
“I took four minutes off the running time of my show, and I knew the traffic would be crazy, so I sprinted from the Hudson Theater on 44th and 6th to MSG,” Hargitay, the Knicks superfan, wrote in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
Taylor Swift, Este Haim, and Mariska Hargitay cheer during NBA Finals Game 4 on June 10, 2026. Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
“But I knew everything was going to be alright, because I was wearing my Jalen Brunson Kobe 5 Protos that Jalen gave me a few months ago.”
Hargitay’s show had a 2 p.m. matinee and a 7 p.m. evening performance on Wednesday before the Knicks game.
The late show ended at 8:27 p.m., just three minutes before Game 5 was supposed to start.
After arriving at the game just before tip-off, Hargitay changed into a blue-and-orange shirt that read “Stevie Knicks” to match her seatmate, Taylor Swift.
“I love my husband, and our wedding night was great and all, but I think it might have been the greatest night of my life,” Hargitay said.
Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay at the NBA Finals. Getty Images
The SVU actress has been courtside at multiple games throughout the Knicks’ playoff run, largely due to her surprising relationship with star guard Jalen Brunson.
The former Villanova Wildcat grew up watching SVU with his dad, and now watches the show to calm himself down before games.
Through Brunson, Hargitay has gotten to know multiple Knicks and was seen hugging them on the court after they pulled off the largest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday.
“The game was so brutal, down 29 at the half, but I’m telling you, to watch this team fight and claw their way back — to see that look in Jalen’s eyes — there are just endless life lessons in there,” Hargitay said.
“And then OG comes flying in, his orange and blue cape fluttering behind him, and then it’s just pandemonium.
“It‘ll get replayed again and again, not just as an epic moment in basketball, but on the highlight reel of the best moments in sports. And all I could think was ‘THAT JUST HAPPENED!!!’ And ‘OH MY GOD, I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!”’ And ‘OH MY GOD, I LOVE THIS CITY!!!’”
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