Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at Saturday night’s NBA Finals in San Antonio, Texas, where the Knicks and Spurs faced off for the fifth time.
He was caught on camera walking into the game alone, casually dressed in a navy polo shirt and navy trousers, complete with a football cap.
The Duke of Sussex was not with his wife, Meghan Markle. He attended the event with JP Lane — a US military veteran and Purple Heart Warrior Games athlete, who will be competing in his first Invictus Games next year in Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
Page Six understands he was in San Antonio for the Warriors games and was invited to attend NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s march.
Harry and Markle – who are famous for falling out with the family and are stepping down from their roles as members of the royal family in 2020 – were not at Saturday’s Royal Trooping the Color in London.
The Duke of Sussex, 41, is just the latest in a long line of celebrities to attend the best-of-7 series. Knicks fans including Mariska Hargitay, Ben Stiller, Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner and Michael J Fox were spotted cheering on their team on the sidelines as the contest continued to heat up.
Taylor Swift made a prominent appearance at Wednesday’s Game 4 at Madison Square Garden, where she wore matching blue and orange Knicks jerseys alongside Hargitay, Este and Alana Haim.
Wednesday’s game turned out to be a historic one, with the Knicks coming back from a 107-106 victory — a victory Hargitay later said was more exciting than her wedding night with Peter Hermann.
The Duke of Sussex’s surprise visit to the most anticipated NBA game of the year comes amid a busy summer.
He celebrated his eight-year anniversary with wife Meghan Markle in May with a cute statue of two penguins taunting each other to honor their lifelong commitment.
In July, the father-of-two is expected to head to the UK to promote his upcoming 2027 Invictus Games, which will be held in Birmingham.
Sources recently told Page Six that she won’t be seeing her brother, Prince William – although she is said to be “desperate” to bring children Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, to visit their grandfather King Charles.
Insiders insisted that “no firm plans have been made” and that Harry is more focused on the Invictus event.
