Nia Long's NFSW message makes her loyalty clear after breakup with former Celtics coach

First thing's first—don't mess with Nia Long.

Secondly, don't ever question her love for the New York Knicks. The "Love Jones" actress was hyped up after her team's stunning win against the Boston Celtics, making it clear there's no love lost after her breakup with Ime Udoka. Let's get it straight—Ms. Long is a true New Yorker through and though, having been born and raised in Brooklyn. This also makes her a lifelong Knicks fan, and after the game, she took to X to celebrate the victory.

"Let’s f—king go@nyknicks baby!!!!," she wrote, with fans chiming in, "Rockets lost and Celtics down 0-2 I know you having a field day,"Nia courtside might trigger an OG 30 bomb" and "This hurt my heart but I get it and it’s warranted." 

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Let’s fucking go @nyknicks baby!!!! 😮‍💨

As for Long, she has some fun updates to look forward to in the future. As per a March 2025 report from Deadline, the actress has recently signed with Artists First for representation, as her next role is portraying Katherine Jackson, matriarch to the Jackson musical family, in Lionsgate’s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic "Michael." Most recently, she starred opposite Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the comedy You People from Kenya Barris, which debuted at No. 1 on Netflix.

As for the Knicks, Game 3 is set for Friday at 3:30 p.m. EST. 

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