Sydney Sweeney drives NBA fans wild sitting courtside at Nets-Knicks game

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The NBA’s New York City rivalry game between the Knicks and Brooklyn Nets featured plenty of star power on the court, but the spotlight was firmly focused on the courtside seats Tuesday night.

Bombshell actress Sydney Sweeney stole the show at Barclays Center, driving fans wild in person and online.

The Euphoria star was seated next to Indiana Elle, her co-star in the coming feature The Housemaid, and the pair were spotted taking selfies together.

Sweeney, who wore a black leather jacket, jeans and black heels, was all smiles as she waved to the crowd, drawing a large cheer when she blew a kiss to the arena while on camera.

Sweeney’s fiance, Jonathan Davino, was nowhere to be seen.

As you might expect, fans on social media went wild for the Anyone But You star.

“Ohhh boy… Career highs will be set,” one user wrote on X.

“Cam Thomas would’ve had 50 tonight. Remember what he did with Eileen Gu in attendance and with Tate McRae and Olivia Rodrigo courtside at the Lakers game in LA?” another fan wrote, referencing the high-scoring Nets star who missed the game with a hamstring injury.

“Could anyone even concentrate on the game?” a third user asked.

Another user believed that former Raptors swing man OG Anunoby would be out to impress the 27-year-old starlet.

“OG might score 70 points tonight,” they posted on X. Anunoby fell well short of that mark, but notched a respectable 20 points.

One Nets fan apparently wasn’t all that happy about Sweeney sitting courtside, worried that the team would play a bit too hard when draft positioning should be the priority.

“These guys saw Sydney Sweeney court side and decided to blow up the tank smfh,” the user wrote on X.

Sweeney, a native of Spokane, Wash., likely was just looking for a fun night out with her co-star and didn’t have much rooting interest in the team.

Another star on hand sitting courtside, however, very much did.

Ben Stiller, a Knicks superfan who often attends home games at Madison Square Garden, made the trip across the Brooklyn Bridge to catch his beloved team in action.

Stiller was seen putting his fandom on full display when his squad took a five-point lead late in the fourth quarter.

The Knicks went on to win the contest 99-95.