A video of Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet attending a New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers playoff game has been trending and opened up thousands of people on social media to heated debates regarding the type of relationship they share.
The video, which NBC aired as they broadcast live before it spread on social media, showed the couple courtside. Most of the audience found the chemistry between the two lacking, with responses terming the scene ‘awkward’ and ‘cringe’.
The NBA’s Twitter account posted a video of the pair with the description, “Representing their Knicks in Indy…” as the jumbotron highlighted the pair. Twitter users were quick to react skeptically. One user asked, “Is it just me or does this seem forced or cringe?” Another responded, “This is giving me second-hand embarrassment,” while another said, “I feel like she loves him and he just likes having her there.”
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A separate comment took aim at the NBA itself: “I’ve never seen a professional league get on its knees for celebrities to this extent this is just cringe.”
Internet Cringes
Just a few days prior, on May 29, Chalamet and Jenner were making news when they showed up hand-in-hand at Madison Square Garden for Game 5 of the Knicks-Pacers series. Both wore the same orange jacket, a coordinated outfit that set off comments immediately online.
While others cheered the moment as ‘couple goals’, not everyone was in agreement. Critics particularly singled out Kylie Jenner for bypassing Beyoncé’s concert on the same evening. “You missed Mother for THIS?” went one widely shared comment, wondering whether the basketball game was worth missing a huge tour show by the pop star.
Jenner and Chalamet, who have been dating since 2023, have become more open with their relationship. Last month, the couple made their red carpet appearance at the David Di Donatello Awards in Italy, where Jenner dazzled in a sleek black dress.
In a recent Harper’s Bazaar interview, Kylie justified her favorite fashion option, stating that she likes black dresses because they’re ‘chic without being too attention-grabbing’. Nevertheless, fans observed that almost everything Kylie wears makes headlines.
