Jalen Brunson doesn’t want any bad blood.
The New York Knicks star – and NBA champion – defended sports analyst Monica McNutt after her hit Taylor Swift in a hot mic moment.
While McNutt interviewed the 2026 NBA Finals MVP after his the team’s historic victory in San Antonio Saturday, Brunson took the microphone to deliver a message to the Swifties who have been attacking the ESPN personality online.
“I just want to say something to the Swifties. She’s a really good one,” the athlete, 29, said of McNutt, 36, per video shared online.
“Give her some slack. It’s all good, I promise,” Brunson added.
McNutt replied, “Thanks. I appreciate it.”
Page Six reached out to McNutt’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
During Game 4 of the NBA Finals last Wednesday, McNutt was caught making a shady comment about Swift, who sat courtside at Madison Square Garden with her friends Alana and Este Haim.
“Is that Taylor Swift down there?” McNutt asked in the viral clip.
When fellow announcer Tyler Murray responded that he didn’t think Swift was there, McNutt pointed out the “Bad Blood” singer by describing her “long ponytail” and “blue” outfit.
Murray then took out his phone to take a photo of the pop star for his wife.
“She’s not a Knicks fan,” McNutt said. “Go away, girl.”
The next day, McNutt told TMZ that while the Grammy winner was “wrong” about Swift’s Knicks fandom, she hasn’t been to a home game for the team all season.
“I literally just did a piece on it celebrity row. I know these people: Ben Stiller, his wife Christine, Spike Lee. I hadn’t seen her here, this year or last year,” she told the outlet.
“Just us saw her in Cleveland with her fiancé. Obviously, Travis (Kelce) supports the Cavs. She had no Knicks paraphernalia on her,” McNutt continued. ‘So I didn’t know her. Knicks loyalty. But shoutout to T-Swift. We can be united in orange and blue.”
McNutt said she was “wrong” with her comments and that “nobody cared” about her comments because the Knicks came back from a 29-point deficit to win that game.
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