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The NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks concluded with the Knicks winning the team’s first championship in 53 years.

During the series, plenty of celebrities showed up to cheer on the Knicks. But some who were seen attending the game left people scratching their heads, wondering what they were doing there.

There was a ton of buzz and debate about Taylor Swift‘s fandom when she showed up to Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. Days later, Sydney Sweeney’s appearance at Game 5 with boyfriend, Scooter Brand, caused Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley to say, “Sydney Sweeney is here? Everybody is a New York Knicks fan now. Come on, man.”

Another person many were surprised to see at Game 5 in Texas was Prince Harry. While some media outlets claimed the Duke of Sussex was in the stands of the Frost Bank Center to cheer on the Knicks, he was actually already in the Alamo City earlier in the day for the Department of Defense’s “Warriors Games,” and there’s been no official word on whether he was rooting for either team.

Earlier in the day, his family in London attended King Charles’ birthday celebration and parade known as Trooping the Colour. The event is one Harry attended every year until he and Meghan left the U.K. in 2020.

During his appearance at the basketball game, an expert noticed that the prince’s mind wasn’t on what was happening the court, but perhaps on what occurred 5,000 miles away that he is no longer a part of.

Darren Stanton is a body language and behavioral expert. He previously worked as a police officer and used his expertise to uncover the truth when interviewing hundreds of suspects. He later moved into media and TV as a consultant and has been dubbed the “Human Lie Detector.” Stanton analyzed the photos and footage of Prince Harry at the game and noticed.

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Speaking on behalf of OLBG, Stanton told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, “Normally, when Harry is out at engagements, he shows lots of microexpressions of happiness, but we didn’t see any of those during his trip to the basketball game. He just didn’t seem as happy as normal. From his non-verbal gestures, I got the sense that his head isn’t wholeheartedly in this event. It’s like he has a lot going on in his mind.”

The expert continued, “The gesture of moving his head around, which is a classic thing we all do when we feel tense. His shoulders are up. He doesn’t look as relaxed. He exhibits some of the behaviors we used to see from him many years ago. They’re pacifying gestures that are signs of insecurity.

“He has his hand slightly in his pocket, and he later puts his hands on his chest. It’s like he’s reassuring himself. These gestures may suggest that he feels a bit sad to be so far away from the festivities in London.”

Showbiz Cheat Sheet acknowledges that conditions and cultures can impact body language and is sensitive to all backgrounds.

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