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Ben Stiller returns to MSG for Knicks-76ers Game 2 with Timothee Chalemet, Kylie Jenner, Jay-Z all in attendance

Nypost · · 286 words · By Andrew Battifarano
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What to know about Ben Stiller returns to MSG for Knicks-76ers Game 2 with Timothee Chalemet, Kylie Jenner, Jay-Z all in attendance

Luckily for Ben Stiller, the Met Gala is only one night.

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What happened

Luckily for Ben Stiller, the Met Gala is only one night.

Why it matters

The actor and director was back at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night for Knicks-76ers Game 2 after missing the second-round series opener on Monday night due to his prior commitment at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Common ground

At the gala, Stiller supported his Knicks when he wore an orange tie, while his wife, actress Christine Taylor, donned a royal blue gown designed by Bibhu Mohapatra.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Actors Jason Bateman and Sam Rockwell were seated near the couple”
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Claim 2: “The actor and director was back at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night for Knicks-76ers Game 2”
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The provided evidence for claim 0 consists of irrelevant search results for a mobile provider ('Ben') and general Wikipedia pages for the NBA and Knicks. There is no evidence confirming Ben Stiller's attendance at Game 2.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin David Simmons (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Simmons
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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Claim 3: “Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Larry Johnson, Latrell Sprewell, Spencer Haywood, Chris Childs and Kurt Thomas rounded out the Knicks alumni contingent for the evening”
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Claim 4: “his wife, actress Christine Taylor, donned a royal blue gown designed by Bibhu Mohapatra”
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While web search results confirm Christine Taylor attended the Met Gala and wore a blue dress, the specific detail about the designer 'Bibhu Mohapatra' is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets (which mostly discuss the film 'Christine' or general fashion lists). Only the original claim provides this specific detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable fashion designers sorted by nationality. It includes designers of haute couture and ready-to-wear. For haute couture only, see the list of grands couturiers. For footwear des…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fashion_designers
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web search NEUTRAL — The film stars Keith Gordon as Arnie Cunningham, a bullied teenager who buys a sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury, named "Christine", that exhibits a toxic personality and becomes a bad influence on him. Joh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_(1983_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 9, 1983 · Christine: Directed by John Carpenter. With Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky. A nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature star…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085333/
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Claim 5: “On Tuesday, Chalamet posted a video of him draining a 3-pointer at MSG”
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No evidence was provided to confirm the existence of a video posted by Chalamet on Tuesday.
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Claim 6: “Timothée Chalamet... did skip the Met Gala to attend Game 1”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Timothée Chalamet skipped the 2026 Met Gala to attend Game 1 of the Knicks-76ers series.
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web search NEUTRAL — Timothée Chalamet revealed on Instagram that he skipped the 2026 Met Gala to attend the New York Knicks playoff game at Madison Square Garden. His girlfriend Kylie Jenner attended the red carpet ...
https://people.com/timothee-chalamet-skips-2026-met-gala-wat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Last year, Chalamet skipped out on the Met Gala to watch the Knicks play the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Kylie Jenner, his girlfriend, walked the carpet alone.
https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nba/timothee-chalamet-skips-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Timothée Chalamet missed the 2026 Met Gala for the second year in a row, choosing to attend the New York Knicks' playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers instead. Kylie Jenner attended the ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/timothée-chalamet-skips…
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Claim 7: “Stiller put up six fingers while he entered the gala, signifying he believed New York would beat Philly in six games in the series”
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Multiple web sources report that Ben Stiller made a prediction on the Met Gala red carpet regarding the Knicks beating the 76ers in the series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American filmmaker and actor. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contempo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfrie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothée Hal Chalamet (born December 27, 1995) is an American and French actor. Known for his work in a diverse range of blockbusters and independent films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothée_Chalamet
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Claim 8: “New York did its part with a Game 1 rout of the 76ers”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Stack Overflow results regarding the 'new' keyword in JavaScript and C#, which are completely irrelevant to the NBA game result.
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web search NEUTRAL — The new keyword in JavaScript can be quite confusing when it is first encountered, as people tend to think that JavaScript is not an object-oriented programming language. What is it? What problems ...
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1646698/what-is-the-new-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 19, 2026 · Update April 1st, 2026 The Beta site is being retired. Update February 27th, 2026 Another post discussing the changes with the Chief Product and Technology Officer is here. Update Febru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 20, 2013 · If the new() generic constraint is applied, as in this example, that allows the class or method (the AuthenticationBase class in this case) to call new T(); to construct a new instance …
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Claim 9: “prompting the Knicks to reply in the comments: “check your dms we just sent you a 10-day,””
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Claim 10: “rapper and mogul Jay-Z — the former Nets part-owner — posed for some pictures with Knicks legend and MSG Network analyst Walt “Clyde” Frazier”
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Claim 11: “Sitting not too far from him along the first row was actor Timothée Chalamet — who did skip the Met Gala to attend Game 1 — and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner”
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No evidence was provided for this specific claim regarding their seating arrangement at Game 2.
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Claim 12: “At the gala, Stiller supported his Knicks when he wore an orange tie”
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Multiple independent sources, including a cross-reference from Nypost and several web search results, confirm Ben Stiller wore an orange tie to the Met Gala to support the Knicks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Hellfire Gala" was initially a 12-part X-Men comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics in June 2021. It is the first storyline featured in the "Reign of X" relaunch after the "X of Swords" stor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Gala
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 2013 adventure comedy-drama film directed, co-produced by and starring Ben Stiller and written by Steve Conrad. The film also stars Kristen Wiig, Shirley MacLaine,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitt…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The We We Are" is the ninth episode and first season finale of the American science fiction psychological thriller television series Severance. The episode was written by series creator Dan Erickson,…
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Claim 13: “Jenner attended the gala without her beau”
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Multiple sources confirm that Kylie Jenner attended the Met Gala while Timothée Chalamet skipped it, meaning she attended without him.
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Claim 14: “missing the second-round series opener on Monday night due to his prior commitment at the Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Multiple web sources confirm Ben Stiller missed Game 1 of the Knicks-76ers series to attend the 2026 Met Gala on Monday, May 4.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Confe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
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