Seth Meyers Just Asked Anne Hathaway About That Wild Knicks Stat After Devil Wears Prada 2 Came Out

Seth Meyers turned to Anne Hathaway during her appearance on *Late Night* to promote *The Odyssey* and asked about a striking statistical coincidence involving the New York Knicks. “In fact, people pointed out that from the premiere day of *The Devil Wears Prada 2*, the Knicks went 12‑1. Do you feel as though you had something to do with this?” Meyers inquired. Hathaway responded with the following remark: “Honestly, I think it was all this kid. No, because it wasn’t just the Knicks. My soccer team, Arsenal, also won the championship. The Knicks won. *Devil Wears Prada* was because of you guys. Thank you so much. That was the craziest thing.” She elaborated on the timing of the Knicks’ run, noting that the streak began three days after the film’s debut. Between May 4—three days after the movie’s premiere on the 2026 release schedule—and June 13, the date the Knicks clinched the NBA championship, New York lost only a single game. Over the entire postseason the team dropped three contests, finishing with a 16‑3 record. After advancing past the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round and sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Knicks’ winning streak continued until a Game 3 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the finals, leaving them with a 12‑1 record since the film’s opening day. When asked whether her movie or Karl‑Anthony Towns’ cameo deserved credit, Hathaway deflected, pointing instead to her impending third child and Arsenal’s title win. She also shared her experience working with Towns during production: “It was amazing, because he was there, and so we just chatted in between shots. And then we got to film our little moment, and they had made it to the Eastern Championship finals close earlier we filmed this. And so I was just describing the feeling I had watching that. So, I have a line in [the movie] where I’m like, ‘It just made me so proud to be a New Yorker.’ And then it came true. Which I usually get in occupation when I accident that.” Reflecting on the serendipity, she added: “But, you know, it did. And then it happened, and now it’s always going to be there. And I can’t- I just, I don’t even know what to say. So I didn’t have anything to do with it, is the point, but it’s still very cool.” *The Devil Wears Prada 2* was shot throughout the summer of 2025, with much of the filming taking place in New York City—a fact underscored by paparazzi images that revealed cast outfits ahead of release. Looking ahead, Hathaway noted that by the close of 2026 she will have released five films within a single year: *Mother Mary* and *The Devil Wears Prada 2* are already available, *The Odyssey* arrives in theaters on July 17, *The End of Oak Street* follows on August 14, and *Verity* concludes the slate on October 2. While the alignment of her film’s release and the Knicks’ championship run remains a notable curiosity, both Hathaway and Meyers agree that causation is unlikely, even as the coincidence continues to draw amusement from fans and observers alike.