Dakota Johnson may have needed a reality check when it came to OG Anunoby, and Anne Hathaway was the one who delivered it.
Not Dakota Johnson thinking OG Anunoby wasn’t a real person 😭 I love Anne Hathaway pic.twitter.com/q2sThEHX1A
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That moment came while the three Verity stars were playing Hot Ones Versus. Hathaway had cards with names on her head, and Johnson and Josh Hartnett were supposed to help her figure out who she was holding.
The problem was simple: neither of them knew Anunoby. Johnson was the most stunned of the group, blurting out, “That's not real,” before turning toward the people off camera and asking, “You f*****g a*sholes. This is a real thing?”
Hartnett tried to steer her in the right direction anyway, even without knowing the name himself. He described the answer as, “If you're saying that something goes way back and they're, like, original gangsters.”
That was enough for Hathaway to guess correctly, and she immediately sounded relieved, saying, “I need a water after that one. It's nerve-wracking.”
Once the guessing game was over, Hathaway explained exactly who Anunoby is. Johnson still wasn’t buying it, calling him a “real person” with obvious disbelief.
Hathaway then pointed to one of his signature moments, bringing up his Game 4 tip-in: “Game 4 of the NBA [Finals], one of the greatest baskets ever scored by a player is OG Anunoby, and you just have to watch it. It's poetry in motion.
It's divine.”
Hathaway also made clear she’s not just a casual observer. She said she always asks for courtside seats to Knicks games for her birthday, and she remembered Anunoby running straight into her and her son while chasing a loose ball.
Her fandom has already spilled beyond that one game-night anecdote. Hathaway drew attention talking about Anunoby on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in April 2026, and she nearly wore his jersey on the show. After the Knicks won the NBA Finals, Anunoby later sent her an autographed jersey.
And the shoutout seemed to work. After Hathaway mentioned him, Anunoby caught fire, averaging 23.5 points per game and hitting 18 of his 22 shots over the next two games.
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