Mariska Hargitay still feeling the high of Knicks magical title run: The world has changed

Mariska Hargitay still has Knicks fever.The “Law & Order: SVU” star, who has enhanced her profile with her Knicks fandom and Broadway debut, has not gotten over the magical months of May and June when the Knicks claimed their first NBA title in 53 years.She claimed the “world has changed” because of it in a feature with Variety.

Hargitay reflected on the night of the Knicks’ wild Game 4 comeback win when she sat courtside with Taylor Swift, Este Haim and Alana Haim while wearing a “Stevie Knicks” blue shirt.The three were a highlight of the night, but nothing could top the thrilling game-winning tip-in from OG Anunoby.“You’re standing in a miracle,” she told the outlet.“The world was changed.

New York was changed.The bar of what’s possible has changed.

You can be down 29 points and still win — this is what’s in the consciousness of young athletes now.” Hargitay, 62, even ended her one-person show “Every Brilliant Thing,” early by four minutes that night and ran about 10 blocks to make to the game on time, refusing the idea of sitting in a skybox if she was late.“I’m not interested in sitting in a box!” she told Variety.“I need to be there.

I need this for them!”The Knicks went on to clinch the title in Game 5 in San Antonio, which fell on the same night Hargitay had another show.She even asked to the dismay of the stage manager if Daniel Radcliffe, who’d originated the role, could perform for her that night.It kept her from watching the first half live, but she was able to tune into the second half from home.

“My heart was in two places — I’m not going to lie,” she said. Not only did Hargitay become a favorite among Knicks fans, but she also won the heart of Finals MVP Jalen Brunson throughout the years.“Mariska is my favorite New York Knicks fan,” Brunson told Variety.

“I’m so grateful for the relationship we have been able to build over the last few years.As a lifelong fan of ‘SVU,’ her...