{
  "id": 19162145,
  "title": "Knicks’ Tyler Kolek backtracks, shows off Swiftie side after calling out Taylor Swift’s ‘performative’ fandom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/knicks-tyler-kolek-backtracks-shows-off-swiftie-side-after-calling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:17:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/knicks-tyler-kolek-backtracks-shows-141720186.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After initially criticizing Taylor Swift's New York Knicks fandom as \"performative,\" guard Tyler Kolek quickly backtracked and demonstrated that he is indeed a true Swiftie. During the team's victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, November 7, Jordan Clarkson captured a video of Kolek passionately singing along to \"Blank Space\" in the locker room with a meal in hand. Clarkson expressed his support for Kolek's admiration for Swift in an Instagram Story post, emphasizing that the young player \"is okay\" and \"is a Swiftie.\" Despite the controversy surrounding Kolek's earlier comments, it appears that he is genuinely fond of the pop star.",
  "summary": "After he called Taylor Swift’s New York Knicks fandom “performative,” star guard Tyler Kolek backtracked and proved that he’s a real Swiftie. Jordan Clarkson posted a video (via SNY Knicks) of Kolek celebrating the Knicks’ win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, Nov. 7. He was singing his heart out to “Blank Space” in the locker room with […] The post Knicks’ Tyler Kolek backtracks, shows…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "title": "The Knicks Attempt Damage Control After Tyler Kolek Calls Taylor Swift A Fake Fan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/the-knicks-attempt-damage-control-after-tyler-kolek-calls-taylor",
        "published": "2026-11-08T16:43:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}