The lights are brightest on Broadway, and the New York Knicks tapped Cardi B to perform the halftime show for game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.
Monday night (June 8) marks the first NBA Finals game at MSG for the Knicks since 1999, where they’ll be taking on the San Antonio Spurs in game 3. The Knicks currently sit up 2-0 in the series after taking the first two games on the road in San Antonio.
Media members and team personnel were in the building early and spotted the MSG crew testing out graphics and lighting for the halftime show, as online ticketing marketplace TickPick posted a photo revealing Cardi as the halftime entertainment for the evening.
“Halftime Entertainment Cardi B,” a graphic on the jumbotron read with a photo of the Grammy-winning rapper.
The Bronx native has been rooting on the Knicks during this playoff run and has been spotted courtside at games in the past, like when she and Stefon Diggs went public with their relationship while pulling up to a Knicks game during the 2025 playoffs against the Boston Celtics.
The Knicks have had plenty of New York rapper perform at halftime during their postseason run, including Fat Joe, Jadakiss and Fabolous all have hit graced the mic at MSG.
President Donald Trump is expected to be in attendance for game three, while Cardi B has been critical of Trump throughout his tenure in the Oval Office.
Cardi has been in performance mode for 2026. She embarked on her first headlining North American tour in February, as the Little Miss Drama Tour grossed over $70 million, according to Billboard Box Score.
The trek came in support of Cardi’s sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 last September with 200,000 total album units earned.
Billboard has reached out to Cardi B’s reps for confirmation.
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