Michael J Fox and Tracy Pollan make rare courtside appearance at Game 4
michael j fox and Tracy Pollan made a rare public appearance courtside at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Wednesday, June 10. The 65-year-old actor and his wife were spotted at Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 and moved to a 3-1 series lead.
Madison Square Garden on June 10
The courtside sighting added a public moment to a run that Fox has largely kept private in recent years while living with Parkinson’s disease. He had already appeared at two Knicks games last month against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the June 10 Finals appearance put him in the building for the championship series itself.
Fox has been married to Pollan since 1988, and the couple arrived at a game carrying the kind of familiarity that comes from nearly four decades together. He was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease at age 29 in 1988, publicly confirmed the diagnosis seven years later, and retired from acting in 2020.
A 35-year Parkinson’s timeline
Fox has spoken openly about how long he has lived with the disease. In 2023, he said, “My life is set up so I can pack Parkinson’s along with me if I have to,” and added, “You don’t die from Parkinson’s. You die with Parkinson’s.” Last year, he told The Times of London, “There are not many people who have had Parkinson’s for 35 years.”
That history is why a courtside appearance still lands as a notable public event rather than routine celebrity spotting. Fox has also launched a nonprofit supporting Parkinson’s research, and his visibility at Madison Square Garden connected a private health story to one of New York’s most watched games.
Knicks lead Spurs 3-1
The 107-106 result gave the Knicks a 3-1 lead ahead of the Saturday, June 13 matchup, putting the series on the edge of a finish while Fox and Pollan watched from the floor. For a Knicks run that has already included two playoff appearances from Fox last month, the June 10 game became the clearest sign yet that he is still showing up for the team in person.
Fox’s courtside seat mattered because it combined three facts at once: a Finals game, a tightly played one-point win, and a public appearance from someone who has spent 35 years living with Parkinson’s while keeping most appearances limited. That is the part worth watching now — not the celebrity sighting, but the fact that he is still turning up for the moments that count.
