Karl-Anthony Towns talked to Anne Hathaway once and the Knicks never looked back
The Knicks have won nine straight playoff games since Karl-Anthony Towns' Devil Wears Prada 2 cameo on May 1, the best postseason run in franchise history.
Karl-Anthony Towns talked to Anne Hathaway once and the Knicks never looked back originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Karl-Anthony Towns appeared in The Devil Wears Prada 2 on May 1, and the Knicks have not lost since.
New York has won nine consecutive playoff games since the film first hit theaters. The sequel opened the morning after New York demolished Atlanta 140-89 in Game 6 of round one. That victory eliminated the Hawks and started this historic winning streak.
Journalist Marlow Stern highlighted the timing coincidence on social media this week. His post on X connected the team's dominant run to Towns' brief scene with Anne Hathaway. the knicks have still not lost since karl-anthony towns chatted up anne hathaway in 'the devil wears prada 2' https://t.
co/sXgOzS4QJJ — Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) May 22, 2026 In the film, Towns plays himself at a Hamptons party hosted by Meryl Streep's character. “It was a great series,” Hathaway’s character tells him. “It was a thrill to be a New Yorker.