India, May 24 -- Madison Square Garden's Celebrity Row is usually packed with big names, from Spike Lee and Ben Stiller to Kylie Jenner and Bad Bunny. But New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson only gets starstruck by one person: Mariska Hargitay.

"I've never been like super, super starstruck. I saw her and I was like, 'Oh, (wow),'" Brunson confessed during a May 4 episode of The Roommates Show, the podcast he co-hosts with teammate Josh Hart. "Then, the first time we met, it was awesome, we talked and everything."

Hargitay, who has played Captain Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU since 1999, even celebrated his All-Star selection in February with a heartfelt video message: "One captain to another." Brunson was floored. "That's my favorite ...