Selena Gomez is clearing up online speculation that she threw shade at her friend Taylor Swift attending Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Gomez, 33, simply commented, “lol” under an Instagram post showing Swift, 36, celebrating the New York Knicks’ victory on Wednesday, June 10, at Madison Square Garden with actress Mariska Hargitay.
“Woke up and was sent so many texts,” the Only Murders in the Building star wrote in an Instagram Story early Friday, June 12. “I would never insult my friends, nor was it an insult. The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page.”
Gomez also clarified another Instagram Story she had shared on Wednesday night.
“Mad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent. What a comeback,” she wrote of the Knicks’ narrow 107-106 victory over her favorite team, the San Antonio Spurs.
The actress and singer added, “So funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol.”
In Friday’s post, Gomez explained that her comments were simply a joke between friends after she bet on the Spurs beating the Knicks.
“I bet my friends on the game. The friends in the text chain I posted,” she wrote, referring to a screenshot she shared via Instagram Stories on Wednesday. “I lost but was poking fun at my opponents, my friends.”
Gomez continued, “Believe it or not, I do have other friends in my life. But quickly forget that most assume otherwise.”
“Also.. it’s a basketball game,” the actress added.
Gomez and Swift first crossed paths in the late 2000s when they were dating Nick and Joe Jonas, respectively. While the relationships didn’t last, their friendship endured.
“Taylor and I dated the Jonas Brothers,” Gomez said on the “Therapuss With Jake Shane” podcast in August 2025. “I dated Nick, and she dated Joe.”
“It’s cute. We were young. We all know and love each other now, and it’s so cute,” she continued. “We didn’t know what we were doing [at the time]. But, yeah, she and I like to say the best thing we got out of those relationships was each other.”
Gomez went on, “It was really sweet. I was about 15. She was about 18, and that’s when it was the crazy curly [haired] Taylor, and she had all these bracelets that went all the way up [her arm],” she said. “I believe ‘Love Story’ was the first song she had ever played me and it wasn’t released yet. It was in a hotel room, I remember it vividly, and it was just like … it was one of those songs that I instantly heard and thought, ‘This is one of the most beautiful songs ever.’”
Swift was in attendance at Gomez’s wedding to Benny Blanco last year, while Gomez is expected to attend Swift’s nuptials to Travis Kelce, which are rumored to take place on July 3.
