Kylie Jenner was seen last week courtside during Game 5 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the last game of the season for the Los Angeles team who were eliminated in the NBA playoffs in the Western Conference.
Despite the defeat, she and her partner, actor Timothee Chalamet, enjoyed the game with displays of affection in the VIP area that did not go down well with the home fans.
Many expected the California native to act like a true Lakers fan, showing frustration at her team’s elimination.
Kylie Jenner’s ‘betrayal’ of the Lakers
Instead, just a few days later, the businesswoman changed the court environment for a beach, posed in a bikini and published two selfies… wearing a New York Knicks cap.
The message in her post was simple but clear: “I love it here.”
The gesture did not go unnoticed, and for some fans, Jenner seems to be playing on her own, changing teams like someone who changes outfits.
One day he supports the Lakers, the next he joins the Knicks’ fervor, raising questions about sporting loyalty in the social media age, but at the same time more than 4.5 million “likes”.
The situation became even more baffling when Jordyn Woods, Kylie’s former best friend and current partner of Timberwolves player Karl-Anthony Towns, appeared in the comments.
Far from reproaching her apparent “change of sides”, Woods praised the post with fire emojis and phrases such as “ok Knicks hat” and “Oh, and of course body too”.
The combination of celebrities, fashion and changing sporting loyalties has sparked debate among traditional fans, who see such attitudes as signs of the end of true fandom.
The truth is that Kylie Jenner continues to set trends, even if it means switching teams in the middle of the NBA postseason.
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