Overview
- OG Anunoby led New York to a 140-89 win over Atlanta on Thursday to clinch the first-round series, finishing with 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting with seven rebounds, four steals, one block and no turnovers.
- The night before, Anne Hathaway told Jimmy Fallon she had considered wearing Anunoby’s jersey and described herself as a gentle, motherly Knicks fan while sporting a blue-and-orange pocket square.
- Following the blowout, social posts pushed an “Anne Hathaway effect” meme linking her shout-out to Anunoby’s performance, and the New York governor’s press account posted “THANK YOU ANNE HATHAWAY.”
- Hathaway’s remarks came during promotion for The Devil Wears Prada 2, underscoring how celebrity publicity can spill into sports culture and shape fan superstition.
- Coverage also noted their earlier connection from November 2024, when Anunoby tumbled into Hathaway and her son at Madison Square Garden, a moment that primed this story to resonate as the Knicks advance to the conference semifinals against the Celtics-76ers winner.