Charles Barkley goes viral for wild Sydney Sweeney reaction at NBA Finals... days after sparking meltdown with 'Cardi D' joke 14%
By JAKE FENNER0%
6/14/2026, 12:09:39 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 16 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Negativity Bias, and Recency Bias, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 22.8% saturation with 69 hits. Analysis detected 430 faulty-reasoning hits from 302 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 30.4% and a BS Rank of 14% (18,907 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 86.40% of the article peer group.
Idaho-raised actress Sydney Sweeney was in attendance at Game 5 of the NBA Finals to cheer for the New York Knicks.
Basketball analyst Charles Barkley was surprised she was there.
Sweeney made the trip to San Antonio for the pivotal - and, ultimately, final - game of the NBA's championship series.
Her appearance was a shock to Barkley, who expressed his surprise on ESPN.
'Sydney Sweeney is here?
Everybody's a New York Knicks fan now,' Barkley said.
The comments came just days after Barkley made a controversial statement about Knicks halftime performer Cardi B - making a reference to the rapper's chest.
Sweeney sported a white Knicks shirt and was seated alongside boyfriend Scooter Braun - who is a New York native.
Her attendance confused Charles Barkley, who said, 'Everybody's a New York Knicks fan now'
Sweeney made the trek down to San Antonio to watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals
Sweeney was on hand to watch the Knicks win their first NBA title in 53 years
The pair also attended Game 4 of the series back at Madison Square Garden last Wednesday.
Sweeney was shown in a mini-montage of celebrity Knicks fans that made the trek down to Texas for the event.
Timothee Chalamet, Spike Lee, John Turturro and Ben Stiller were also included among the more famous attendees.
Knicks fans traveled well to San Antonio to watch their team break a 53-year drought and win their third NBA title.
There were boos that rained down on the court at times when the Spurs were doing well, owing to the momentum the Knicks had.
With a 94-90 victory, New York was able to make their fans happy back at home.
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