--- title: Beyonce's Courtside Moment Reverberates Across the Internet description: It wasn't the Toronto Raptors' win over the Golden State Warriors that caused a stir at Game 3 of the NBA Finals. It was Beyonce and Jay-Z. canonical: https://time.com/5602173/beyonce-and-jay-z-nba-finals/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-06T13:54:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:08.434Z og:title: Beyonce's Candid Courtside Moment Is Reverberating Across the Internet og:description: People can't get over it og:url: https://time.com/5602173/beyonce-and-jay-z-nba-finals/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb5618726e7274d7/69894adbb21a9cdd1f500b36/beyonce-jay-z-nba-finals.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Beyonce's Courtside Moment Reverberates Across the Internet og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyonce's Candid Courtside Moment Is Reverberating Across the Internet twitter:description: People can't get over it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb5618726e7274d7/69894adbb21a9cdd1f500b36/beyonce-jay-z-nba-finals.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Clip of Beyonce's Candid Courtside Moment Is Reverberating Across the Internet ## Video: The Toronto Raptors Respond To Stephen Curry's Onslaught, Over and Over [Watch (HLS stream): The Toronto Raptors Respond To Stephen Curry's Onslaught, Over and Over](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vbjcmrUL.m3u8) (0:44)  _Published 2019-06-06. The Toronto Raptors grabbed a pivotal road win in the NBA Finals by beating Golden State 123-109 on Wednesday night for a 2-1 series lead._ by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jun 6, 2019 1:54 PM UTC  (L-R) Jay-Z, Beyonce, Nicole Curran and Joseph S. Lacob attend Game Three of the 2019 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors at ORACLE Arena on June 05, 2019 in Oakland, California. (L-R) Jay-Z, Beyonce, Nicole Curran and Joseph S. Lacob attend Game Three of the 2019 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Toronto Raptors at ORACLE Arena on June 05, 2019 in Oakland, California.Ezra Shaw—Getty Images by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jun 6, 2019 1:54 PM UTC It wasn’t the [Toronto Raptors’ defiant win over the Golden State Warriors](https://time.com/5601925/toronto-raptors-golden-state-warriors-nba-finals/) that caused the biggest stir on the internet Wednesday night, but rather the power couple who sat courtside and spawned a meme. [Beyoncé](https://time.com/5570710/blue-ivy-beyonce-homecoming/) and Jay-Z supported Golden State during Game 3 of the [NBA Finals](https://time.com/5599078/drake-trolling-nba-finals/) at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., waving and cheering for the cameras, before ESPN showed a moment that Beyoncé fans simply could not get over. > [](https://twitter.com/espn/status/1136453706642182144) The duo sat next to Warriors owner Jacob Lacob and his wife, Nicole Curran, at the game. In the clip ESPN shared, Curran leaned over Beyoncé to chat with Jay-Z. Though no parties involved have commented on the interaction, that didn’t stop Beyoncé’s avid fan base from coming out to play on Twitter, where people couldn’t help but characterize Beyoncé’s facial expression as less than thrilled with the moment. > [](https://twitter.com/lyricalmar/status/1136455928029634566) > [](https://twitter.com/KaraRBrown/status/1136462444463738880) > [](https://twitter.com/Cyn%5FSantana/status/1136471854154166274) > [](https://twitter.com/ohheybrittany/status/1136465101303758849) The moment even made some “Lemonade” fans think of [“Becky with the good hair.” ](https://time.com/4841180/jay-z-beyonce-444-reactions/) > [](https://twitter.com/KingJosiah54/status/1136475974197891078) There’s really a lot of action on the sidelines this season. It’s a departure from the hip-hop and basketball convergent news of the week, which saw Toronto native [Drake doing what he does best](https://time.com/5599078/drake-trolling-nba-finals/), trolling from the sidelines during the previous games in the series. > [](https://twitter.com/Supreme%5FGifs/status/1134299764059623425) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5602173/beyonce-and-jay-z-nba-finals/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5602173/beyonce-and-jay-z-nba-finals/"},"headline":"A Clip of Beyonce's Candid Courtside Moment Is Reverberating Across the Internet","datePublished":"2019-06-06T13:54:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:08.434Z","description":"The Beyhive came out to play","url":"https://time.com/5602173/beyonce-and-jay-z-nba-finals/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Basketball","celebrities","onetime","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb5618726e7274d7/69894adbb21a9cdd1f500b36/beyonce-jay-z-nba-finals.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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