Jalen Brunson, wife support ‘Law & Order SVU' star Mariska Hargitay at ‘My Mom Jayne' movie premiere
Jalen Brunson has returned the favor to courtside supporter Mariska Hargitay.
The Knicks star attended the premiere of the 'Law & Order: SVU' star's directorial debut of her movie 'My Mom Jayne' at the Tribeca Festival on Friday along with his wife, Ali, and father and Knicks assistant coach, Rick.
Hargitay's film includes archival footage and family interviews to highlight her mother, Jayne Mansfield. The film will be released in limited theatres on June 20 and it will be available on HBO on June 27.
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7 Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay at the premiere of the HBO documentary 'My Mom Jayne' at the Tribeca film festival.
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7 Jalen Brunson and Ali Marks at the Tribeca Festival on Friday.
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7 Jalen Brunson, Mariska Hargitay, and Rick Brunson at the premiere of the HBO documentary 'My Mom Jayne'.
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Many of Hargitay's co-stars from the long-running crime show were in attendance as well, such as Chris Meloni, Peter Scanavino, and Ice-T.
Hargitay, who has appeared on 'Law & Order' iterations since 1999 and plays Olivia Benson, has made several appearances at Madison Square Garden in support of the Knicks and Brunson.
7 Alison Marks, Mariska Hargitay and Jalen Brunson attend the 'My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay' Premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival at Carnegie Hall on June 13, 2025 in New York City.
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Following the Knicks' electric 111-94 Game 5 win over the Pacers to extend the series, Brunson and Hargitay found each other on the court after for a celebratory hug.
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The 61-year-old was also on the Jumbotron during the game along with co-star, Kelli Giddish.
Fellow Knicks fan Ben Stiller has said he is envious of their relationship.
7 Jalen Brunson and Mariska Hargitay embraced after the Knicks' Game 5 win on May 29, 2025.
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On an episode of Brunson and Josh Hart's 'Roommates Show' podcast, Stiller said Hargitay 'is the envy of every other Knicks fan' because of her game-day interactions with the team captain.
'The love that Mariska Hargitay gets from you postgame is the envy of every other Knicks fan, Knicks celebrity fan. She gets a hug after a loss,' he said.
Brunson said the connection goes back to his growing up watching 'Law & Order: SVU.'
7 Mariska Hargitay and son August Miklos Friedrich Hermann leaving Madison Square Garden after the New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers 111-94 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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7 Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni hold hands courtside at Knicks game.
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'I remember my dad always watching the show and it was like, you just hear the iconic [theme song] 'don-don' all the time in the house,' Brunson said, '… And so, always found myself watching the show and the older I got, the more I watched, the more I see now I'm like, 'I've seen that episode,' I've seen so many different episodes.'
The two-time All-Star also said he was star struck when he first met Hargitay.
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