"Is that Taylor Swift?" she asked."She's not a Knicks fan.
Get out of here, girl."ESPN analyst Monica McNutt stands on the red carpet before the All Star Celebrity Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Feb.16, 2024.
(Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports)JEMELE HILL SAYS SHE FEELS 'TERRIBLY SAD' FOR KARMELO ANTHONY BECAUSE HIS LAWYER WAS WHITEThe moment drew considerable attention.For one, Swifties have little tolerance for criticism or perceived disrespect toward Swift.
McNutt was also incorrect in her assessment.Swift has attended numerous Knicks games dating back to 2014, including during losing seasons.OutKick asked McNutt via text what her issue was with Swift and why she overlooked Swift's previous visits to Madison Square Garden.
McNutt did not respond.We will update this article if she does.She did, however, speak with TMZ on Thursday.Mariska Hargitay famously inspired the name of Taylor Swift's beloved cat, Olivia Benson, which was named after the actress's iconic "Law & Order: SVU" character.
(Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)"Swifties, I appreciate your passion.I said what I said and here's the deal, if I'm wrong, and I am wrong apparently because we've got an OG Amar'e Stoudemire jersey," McNutt said.
"I misspoke.I apologize."The more telling part of the story is McNutt's apparent disdain for Taylor Swift.
There's a pattern here.McNutt also seems to have a passionate dislike for Caitlin Clark and her White fans.CAITLIN CLARK BEING 'WHITE GIRL FROM THE MIDDLE OF AMERICA' HELPED CONNECT WITH YOUNG FANS, ESPN PUNDIT SAYSLast year, she accused little White girls who root for Caitlin Clark of racial bias."Caitlin represented, and again, some of this to me probably is not fair to her, because it was not anything that she said or was truly based on her personality, but she was a white girl from the middle of America.
And so she represented a whole lot to a lot of people, whether that is truly what she prescribed to or not," McNutt said about h...