Anne Hathaway's Knicks fandom stuns co-stars on First We Feast

Dakota Johnson did not believe OG Anunoby was a real person. The actress expressed her disbelief during a recent appearance on the online show 'First We Feast' with her 'Verity' co-stars Anne Hathaway and Josh Hartnett. The trio played a guessing game called 'Wildcard', where a person holds a card to their forehead and tries to guess the name written on it. When Hathaway pulled a card bearing the name 'OG Anunoby', Johnson immediately declared, "That's not real." Josh Hartnett, also not an avid sports fan, struggled to give Hathaway a helpful clue.

Anne Hathaway quickly figured it out. She identified Anunoby as her favorite player on the New York Knicks and proceeded to explain who he was to her bewildered colleagues. Even after her explanation, an off-camera Dakota Johnson was heard asking, 'That's a real person?' Hathaway had to convince her co-stars that the NBA champion was, in fact, a very real athlete.

How a Knicks superstar became Anne Hathaway’s sports obsession

Anne Hathaway is a huge New York Knicks fan. Her fandom stretches back to childhood, when she would attend games and sit in the nosebleed seats, wondering who got to sit courtside. Now, she always asks for courtside seats to a Knicks game for her birthday. Her passion has only grown with the team's recent success.

Hathaway's favorite player is OG Anunoby. She was recently gifted a signed jersey from him, which she revealed while appearing on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'. On that show, she also stated she would take a second Knicks championship over a second Oscar. Her admiration centers on one specific play: Anunoby's game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds left in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Hathaway has described that basket as one of the greatest ever scored by a player. She calls it 'poetry in motion' and 'divine'.

The real-world moment that validated the disbelief

The clip of Johnson's disbelief quickly resonated beyond the show. On October 7, 2026, a viral tweet from the fan account OG’s Scarf highlighted the moment. It showed how the humorous exchange had tapped into a larger cultural conversation, confirming that the incident was noted by the basketball community itself.

What this says about basketball’s reach into unexpected corners of fame

The incident illustrates how a single, iconic NBA play can transcend sports. Anunoby's championship putback is considered one of the most iconic plays in league history. It made him a recognizable figure even in circles far removed from basketball. For dedicated fans like Hathaway, such moments are deeply meaningful poetry. For others in her orbit, they can seem almost mythical. The gap between a superfan's reality and a non-fan's awareness was laid bare on that game show segment. Anne Hathaway continues to celebrate OG Anunoby’s iconic putback as one of the greatest baskets ever scored by a player.