Selena Gomez fires back at Taylor Swift NBA Finals drama: Its a basketball game

Selena Gomez said her phone was buzzing after she commented “lol” underneath a photo of Taylor Swift and Mariska Hargitay supporting the Knicks at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals.Gomez, a Spurs fan and a Texas native, explained that she wasn’t insulting her best friend, Swift, and Hargitay, who wore matching blue-and-orange shirts while on celebrity row at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.“Woke up and was sent so many texts.

I would never insult my friends nor was it an insult.The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page,” Gomez wrote in an Instagram Story post, referring to the photo of a smiling Swift smiling and Hargitay with her head on Swift’s shoulder that was posted by the MTV Instagram.“Second I bet my friends on the game.

The friends in the text chain I posted,” she continued, referencing a screenshot she shared on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday about fair-weather fans.“I lost but was poking at my opponents, my friends.

Believe it or not I do have other friends in my life.“But quickly forget that most assume otherwise.Also..

it’s a basketball game.” Some believed Gomez was shading Swift with her “lol” comment on social media after the Knicks rallied from being down by 29 for a 107-106 win over the Spurs.“Mad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent! What a come back,” Gomez wrote over a screenshot of an NBA article of the New York’s historic comeback.“So funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol.” Gomez shared a throwback photo of her in Spurs jersey while at a NBA game at the Staples Center, now Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles.“Happy for NY but my heart breaks just a lil lol,” the “Only Murders in the Building” actress wrote.

“It’s ok.I’m happy for the teams! Thank you for giving us some great games @nba,” Gomez added.Swift, who owns multiple properties in New York, attended Game 4 with friends, sisters and musical artists Este and Alana Haim, and was ...