Timothee Chalamet was a Knicks surface before being famous

Timothee Chalamet, the actor nominated at the Oscars, was impossible to miss during the fiery race of the New York Knicks through the NBA qualifiers. An essential in the court at Madison Square Garden, Mr. Chalamet seemed to get almost as much screen time as Jalen Brunson, the team’s stars guard.

Mr. Chalamet, 29, was particularly lively while the Knicks eliminated the Boston Celtics in their second round series. He kissed Bad Bunny. He traveled Karl-Anthony Towns, the Knicks departure center. He posed for the cameras with Spike Lee, the self -proclaimed dean of Knicks Fandom. On Friday, he looked through the window of a public sport service vehicle to celebrate with other fans in the shade of the garden after the victory of the Knicks series.

He even won praise on X for having made Kylie and Kendall Jenner, both famous Angelenos, encouraged his side in the garden, in a position that has been seen more than 23 million times. (That he goes out with Kylie undoubtedly helped to win them.)

The focus on the celebrities of NBA games is not new. For years, the Knicks have pushed the concept of the row of celebrities in the garden – their response to starred ground seats at the Los Angeles Lakers Games. But while Jack Nicholson spent decades to keep a courtyard at Jekers Games, and Drake was a touch of Toronto Raptors, the Knicks of Mr. Chalamet’s childhood have often filled the ground seats with celebrities and artists with a low city. And Mr. Lee, of course.

These days, Celebrity Row at the Garden delivers his name. And in this group of participants, Mr. Chalamet has fans identifying to hang with one of them.

The proofs of the long -standing loyalty of Mr. Chalamet are apparent in publications on social networks of November 2010, roughly when Mr. Chalamet, then aged 14, frequented the Laguardia high school in Manhattan. He was not yet a star. His role in small groups in the Showtime series “Homeland” was in a few years.