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Anne Hathaway was a very happy New York Knicks fan on Thursday night.
Hathaway, 43, opened up about her Knicks fandom during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” a day earlier and said she almost showed up in an OG Anunoby jersey.
“But I’m also the kind of fan that I envisioned wearing an OG (Anunoby) jersey here today,” Hathaway said.
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(Left) OG Anunoby (8) of the New York Knicks leaves the court after defeating the Atlanta Hawks 140-89 in Game 6 of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on April 30, 2026. (Right) Anne Hathaway poses for photographers during the photo call for the film “The Devil Wears Prada 2” in London on April 24, 2026. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images; Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Anunoby played like he heard he had the Emmy Award winner’s support during the team’s 140-89 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. Anunoby scored 29 points with seven rebounds, two assists, four steals and one block, with an incredible plus-minus of 42 in just 27 minutes.
Hathaway, who wore a blue and orange handkerchief during his appearance, has appeared in several Knicks games over the past two years. She called herself a “maternal” fan.
“When I’m at the game, I want them to know that I know who they are and that they’re going to win. I don’t want to be like, ‘Oh, what are you doing?!’ All that. I want them to know that you can’t do anything wrong. I try to be like a sweet, loving, motherly fan,” Hathaway said.
“And when you missed the basket, it wasn’t you. That basket moved, I saw it.”
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New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby drives past Atlanta Hawks forward Mouhamed Gueye in the second quarter of Game 6 of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on April 30, 2026. (Brett Davis/Imagn Images)
The Knicks’ victory against the Hawks broke several records.
New York broke several NBA records at halftime. Their 40-15 lead at the end of the first quarter marked the largest of the shot clock era. Their 47-point halftime lead was the largest in playoff history.
And the Knicks’ 51-point victory is tied for the sixth-largest margin of victory in NBA playoff history.
It was the team’s largest playoff victory in franchise history.
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Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway pose for photographers during the photocall for the film “The Devil Wears Prada 2” in London on April 24, 2026. (Scott A. Garfitt/Invision/AP)
The Knicks will face the winner of the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers series, and perhaps Hathaway will be in attendance at Madison Square Garden for the second round.
