Josh Hart Just Killed the Knicks-Swift Wedding Rumor

Sorry, NBA fans—no exclusive wedding invite for the Knicks’starting five.

Josh Hart, the New York Knicks’31-year-old starting guard, shut down speculation Thursday, July 2 that he and his teammates were invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s upcoming nuptials. The rumor had been swirling ever since Swift showed up to support the Knicks during the NBA Finals last month, sparking whispers that perhaps their championship run had earned them a spot on the guest list for the couple’s big day.

When fellow Knicks player Jeremy Sochan jokingly pleaded with Hart on X to be his plus-one to the wedding, Hart came back with a quick reality check:“Lol bro this fake news.”That simple response seemed to put the kibosh on hopes that Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Hart himself were getting engraved invitations to what’s reportedly shaping up to be a celebration at Madison Square Garden this weekend over the July 4 holiday weekend.

It’s easy to see why the rumor took root. Swift was front and center at Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs on June 10, cheering loud enough that she joked about it the very next day during her Songwriters Hall of Fame induction speech.“I screamed for 100% of it,”she said of the Knicks game, adding that she had to tell herself to stop screaming so much. Her visible enthusiasm for the team seemed genuine—especially after the Knicks clinched their first NBA Championship in 53 years with a thrilling 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5.

Still, Hart’s blunt denial suggests the connection between Swift’s courtside appearance and an actual invitation to her wedding was more fan speculation than reality. While Swift and Kelce have kept the details of their nuptials mostly under wraps since announcing their engagement in August 2025, she’s been open about her excitement for the event. Back in October 2025 on the Graham Norton Show, she said she was looking forward to planning her big day, especially because she wouldn’t have to stress about a tiny guest list with people on the bubble.

So the Knicks will have to celebrate their championship without a front-row seat to Swift’s walk down the aisle—but hey, they’ve got their ring. That’s probably a better souvenir anyway.