Sabrina Ionescu helped the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-77 in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff semifinal series Sunday, much to the enjoyment of basketball superfan Spike Lee.

The acclaimed film director is no stranger to courtside seats, regularly watching his beloved New York Knicks, but he’s very much in the three-time WNBA All-Star’s corner.

Lee donned an Ionescu jersey as he watched on from inside the Barclays Center, cheering when the 2024 Olympic gold medalist from Orinda made her shots.

“He was the first person who called me and shared the excitement with New York getting the (2020) No. 1 pick,” Ionescu said after the win, describing her long-time friendship with Lee from the days she was drafted out of Oregon.

“Every time I’ve seen him, we’ve had small talk and I said he’s got to come out to a game. To be able to see him here, cheering us on loud, over there chirping at the refs and talking to the players, which was really fun.”

Over the years, Lee has become known for his trademark trash-talking from courtside whether at legendary NBA players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Reggie Miller or Scottie Pippen and this time directed it towards Aces star guard Kelsey Plum.

The pair could be seen chirping away at each other in the third quarter, but Plum told reporters it was all in good spirits.

“I can’t say exactly what was said, but I told him that he should talk louder,” Plum said, per AP.

“But it was all well and fun and really cool that he’s here.”

Game 2 is tonight in New York.