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Madison Square Garden’s “celebrity row” was packed with famous faces for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round game between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. Two of those celebs were Timothee Chalamet and Tina Fey, who were sat next to each other.
Timothee Chalamet, a fixture at Knicks’ playoff games in recent years, was in attendance with his girlfriend Kylie Jenner. Tina Fey, meanwhile, was at the game with her former Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock co-star Tracy Morgan. Additional stars seated courtside were Emmy-winning The Sopranos star Edie Falco, and 21st century comedy fixture Ben Stiller alongside his wife Christine Taylor.
Actor Timothee Chalamet has been going viral on social media for seemingly “manspreading” on Tina Fey at the New York Knicks game
Chalamet’s apperance at the game, however, went particularly viral on social media as he appeared to be “manspreading” on Fey. The term “manspreading,” which first gained popularity in the mid-2010s, refers to the act of a man sitting with his legs spread wide apart on public transportation or in shared public spaces, taking up more than one seat and encroaching on the space of others.
You can see the viral image of Chalamet and Fey below, via Getty, and the viral reactions on social media beyond that.
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timothee chalamet if you don’t stop manspreading on tina fey i swear to god pic.twitter.com/tmjodGsZDq
— c ☆ (@tintafey) April 29, 2026
Real dueling banjos situation between Bill and Timmy for best manspreader
Simmons had the wider stance but Chalamet had a much higher degree of difficulty pic.twitter.com/QtxA5hh9dA
— The r/BillSimmons Podcast (@rBillSimmonsPod) April 29, 2026
Tina Fey and Timothée Chalamet spark romance rumors as the couple spent the night knocking knees at the New York Knicks game. pic.twitter.com/JIuGeQ0dUu
— Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) April 29, 2026
"Hey Tracy….some kid with a weirdo mustache next to me is not giving me any room I’m gonna strangle him" pic.twitter.com/zLlfsMVSCI
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) April 29, 2026
Both Chalamet and Fey presumably left the Garden in good spirits as the Knicks dominated the Hawks, winning the game by a score of 126-97 to take a crucial 3-2 lead in the first round series.
The Knicks were led by All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson, who socred 39 points on 15-23 shooting, 8 assists and 3 rebounds in 35 minutes of action. Game 6 between the Knicks and Hawks will tip-off from Atlanta at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday, April 30.