Ben Stiller is asking fans for patience amid the start of the season
It wasn’t a picture-perfect start The 2025-26 NBA season for the New York Knickswho have lost two in a row, but superfan Ben Stiller is not giving up hope.
Stiller went to X, formerly Twitter, yes ask fans for patience like head coach Mike Brown figure things out early in his first year with the Knicks.
“We’re going to have to give (the Knicks) a minute,” Steeler wrote. “We knew that, and while we want it to be perfect out of the box, the reality is that this is a brand new system.”
“We all know the pieces are in place, now (we) have to believe that what they’re working on is a fully synchronized team as the season goes on, peaking in the spring,” he continued.
That’s a long NBA season of 82 games, and the Knicks are only four games into it. They started the year with a bang, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. However, they have since lost back-to-back games against the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks.
If there is any silver lining, the losses were only eight and 10 points. Therefore, they lost in close matches against two teams with 3-1. Their next game is on Halloween Friday, October 31, 2025, against the Chicago Bulls.
Ben Stiller is a famous Knicks superfan
Stiller, who was born in New York, is one of the most famous Knicks fans, up there with Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet.
He was especially present during their 2024-25 season. Steeler attended several playoff games. The Knicks eventually reached the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Indiana Pacers.
Stiller is best known as an actor and director. He is known for his roles in the franchises Night at the Museum, Madagascar and Meet the Parents.
In addition, he is known for his roles in the films There’s Something About Marie, Zoolander and Tropic Thunder. His other notable credits include Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Happy Gilmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
He is one of the executive producers and directors of the Emmy Award-winning Apple TV+ series Severance. Stiller directed several episodes of the hit show.
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