Taylor Swift snubbed by commentators as she attends NBA game with Travis Kelce

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks, where they were featured on the ESPN on ABC broadcast. During the broadcast, commentators Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson referred to Swift as “Travis Kelce and his fiancée” or “Travis and his girlfriend,” notably omitting her name. This deliberate omission of Swift's name, despite her global recognition and significant commercial success, drew immediate criticism online. “Commentators really out here playing it safe with 'his fiancée'” wrote one viewer with another saying: “Commentator going out of his way to refer to her as Kelce’s girlfriend over and over rather than Swift”.The incident is not an isolated event, reflecting a pattern of sports broadcasters misidentifying or downplaying Swift's identity in previous broadcasts. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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