It was no longer Jalen Brunson’s show.
After friend and Knicks superfan Mariska Hargitay cheered him on throughout the Knicks’ playoff run, Brunson showed up on Friday to support the actor as she made a surprise broadway performance.
Hargitay, best known for her work in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” is acting in solo show “Every Brilliant Thing” through July 5.
Brunson and his wife, Ali Marks, attended the performance at Hudson Theatre, and the Knicks star reportedly got a standing ovation during one point in the show.
According to People, there is a part of the production in which Hargitay’s character looks through a box of items.
On Friday, that box included a Brunson Knicks jersey, leading the crowd to go wild for the point guard.
Brunson, who has spoken about his big “SVU” fandom, has developed a close friendship with Hargitay and visited her backstage after the show alongside Marks. Hargitay’s husband, Peter Hermann, was also present for the meet-up.
“It was so sweet,” a source told People. “He was congratulating her and telling her how much he loved the show. She was so thrilled he was there. You could see how much admiration they have for one another.”
While the Knicks’ Celebrity Row is always filled with A-listers, none of them seem to hold a candle to Hargitay when it comes to Brunson.
He previously admitted that he looks for her during every home game.
“Love her to death [and] she knows it,” he said on “The Richard Jefferson Show.”
Even after winning his first NBA championship, Brunson capped off his Finals MVP performance by saying afterward that he wanted to nab a guest star role on “SVU.”
Perhaps that goal will come to fruition soon, as Hargitay’s colleague, Christopher Meloni, said he supported the idea.
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