Haim Sisters Join Taylor Swift At Madison Square Garden With Pun T Shirts

Crowd cheering and celebrating with arms raised. (Photo by Les Taylor on Unsplash )

Crowd cheering and celebrating with arms raised. (Photo by Les Taylor on Unsplash)

Summary
  • Alana and Este Haim attended Knicks Game 4 courtside with Taylor Swift
  • Their shirts featured Knicks puns including Knickleback and Knickole Kidman
  • Nicole Kidman reposted their TikTok and an Instagram reel praising the group
  • The Knicks won Game 4 with a final score of 107 106

The haim sisters Alana and Este attended Game 4 between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden with Taylor Swift, drawing attention for their blue and orange pun T shirts and animated courtside cheering.

Alana wore a shirt reading Knickleback while Este sported a Knickole Kidman design, and Swift and Mariska Hargitay appeared in matching Stevie Nicks baby tees, as reported by Page Six.

The trio mouthed the lyrics to Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun in a HAIM TikTok clip that Nicole Kidman reposted, and Kidman also shared a reel of Swift and the sisters at the game on her Instagram, writing Right there with you girls! with basketball and heart emojis.

On court the group jumped and cheered from their courtside seats, and outlets reported they were seen jamming briefly to Pitbull’s Hotel Room Service while nursing courtside drinks. The Knicks won the game by a final score of 107-106.

Danielle Haim was not present at the outing. Kidman reposted additional material from the HAIM account, captioning one clip My girls! and overlaying the words I just wanna have fun, echoing the TikTok performance.

Background And Related Activity

Alana and Este make up two thirds of the band HAIM, which formed out of a musical family and performed in various settings before releasing albums. Their second album Something to Tell You debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 in 2017, and their third album Women in Music Pt. III received strong critical response.

According to reporting, the band released a fourth studio album titled I Quit in 2025, which they co produced with longtime collaborator Rostam. HAIM have opened shows for major artists including Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, as noted in coverage of the sisters’ rise.

The Game 4 appearance came amid a flurry of Swift related activity. Less than 24 hours before the Knicks outing she surprised fans at the Toy Story 5 premiere, where her track I Knew It, I Knew You was featured, and she attended a Songwriters Hall of Fame dinner as a member of the 2026 class, according to reporting.