Anne Hathaway narrowly dodges a collision with 6’7″ Knicks star OG Anunoby while courtside at NBA game

Anne Hathaway came up short in Wednesday’s game between the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls when OG Anunoby nearly collided with her.

The Devil Wears Prada star, 42, was pictured sitting courtside as the 6ft NBA player, 27, charged towards her while chasing the ball.

The basketball star collided with a barrier along the court, sending Hathaway’s popcorn flying into the air.

Moments earlier, the Oscar winner – who recently enjoyed a night out in Soho – was pictured reaching out as she tried to catch the ball flying in her direction.

The New York native kept her cool and appeared unfazed by the collision as she was pictured laughing afterwards.

Unfortunately, Anne’s team lost by one point, with the final score of the evening being 124-123 to the Bulls.

Social media was flooded with reactions following the near crash, with one fan writing: ‘I would have almost crashed too if I had seen Anne Hathaway.’

“OG knew he couldn’t hurt the Princess of Genoa,” another fan added, referring to her 2001 film The Princess Diaries.

Others referenced her role as Catwoman in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises: “Catwoman doesn’t shake. She would have been easily dodged.”

‘He did that completely on purpose [laughing emoji],” another added about the NBA star.

Many praised Anne for her cool attitude, with one fan writing: ‘She didn’t even flinch, that’s crazy.’

Anne recently spoke about embracing her ‘femme fatale’ side in a glamorous style Vogue France cover story.

She impressed in a number of sizzling ensembles in the November issue, which was released on October 30.

In the interview, the star spoke about her more confident and sexy self-image in her 40s, and how this contrasts with her childhood dreams of becoming a nun.

‘Around the age of forty I see myself differently, I like to meet new facets of myself. This femme fatale is one of them,” she said.

“We are still a long way from the nun you dreamed of becoming as a young girl,” she added.

“One of the privileges of being an actress is that you never have to limit your identity. I feel fluid and I am constantly evolving. I’m enjoying discovering who I am,” the star shared.

Anne, who was raised Roman Catholic, said in an interview with the church earlier in 2011 that she wanted to become a nun. Independent.

‘When I was younger, I had been thinking about becoming a nun for a while. You know what it’s like when you grow up and you experience a lot of different things, but I actually wanted to be an actress before I wanted to be a nun. The nun was more of an afterthought.’

Hathaway later broke away from the church after her older brother came out.

As for her career, Anne recently revealed that she will be returning for the third installment of Disney’s Princess Diaries franchise.

The starlet took to Instagram to confirm the news, sharing clips from the film as she counted down to the announcement.

“Miracles happen,” she wrote to fans. ‘Back to Genovia with @adeleblim @disney @somewherepictures. The fairy tale continues.’

However, Julie Andrews has already confirmed that she will not be reprising her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi.

Disney handed over control of the project to famed director Adele Lim, who previously worked on Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon.

The highly anticipated film has been in the works since 2022, but details surrounding the plot have been kept under wraps. Disney has not yet confirmed a release date.

When she’s not working, Hathaway is a busy mother of two. She shares sons Jonathan (born 2016) and Jack (born 2019) with husband Adam Shulman, 43, to whom she has been married since 2012.