Mariska Hargitay spent some well-earned quality time with her oldest son on game night.
The actress, 62, pulled double duty on Monday, June 8, attending the TriBeCa Film Festival by day and game three of the NBA Finals by night, both with her oldest son, August Hermann.
© Getty ImagesThe 19-year-old flew the nest last year, leaving the family home for college, but is back for the summer and buzzing about New York City with his mom.
The pair first attended the TriBeCa premiere of The Gymnasts Of Fisherman Colony. The teen, a perfectly striking mix of his mom and dad Peter Hermann, towered over his mom, who adoringly gazed at him while they posed for photos on the carpet.
And then later in the evening, mom and son headed over to Madison Square Garden to catch game three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. Mariska, a Knicks superfan (particularly for Jalen Brunson), switched into a team jersey vest, while August stuck to his graphic button down and jeans combo.
For the game, they were joined by fellow Law & Order veteran Christopher Meloni, who even made an appearance on the jumbotron during the game hugging his close friend, plus a clip of Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler.
The third game of seven ended the Knicks’ winning streak, with the Spurs clinching victory in the last few minutes 115 to 111. The Knicks now have two wins to the Spurs’ one, with game four set for Wednesday, June 10.
© Getty ImagesJalen superfan Mariska recently spoke with Access Hollywood about what she and the Knicks guard say to each other after every hug following a home game for the team.
“Jalen, the last game that I went to, when I went on the court to congratulate him, I was telling him how great it was, and he grabbed me by the shoulders, and said, ‘I’ll be there,'” she gushed, noting that while she was referring to his game, he was actually referring to her current Broadway run in Every Brilliant Thing.
“That’s how extraordinary he is. But that’s what he said to me, and I was like, ‘Wait, what?'” She continued: “I love that — love him, and I’m so inspired by him.”
Speaking with ESPN, Jalen himself recalled the text that the Law & Order actress sent him after they won the first game of the Finals. “I don’t really remember, but it was more of like ‘Good job, congratulations,'” he recalled.
© Getty ImagesOf the game, which the Knicks won 105 to 95 after spending a majority of the night trailing the Spurs, he simply noted: “Yesterday was cool, obviously we needed it, but we’ve got to move on quickly.” They won the second game with an even closer margin, 105 to 104.