Mariska Hargitay Riles Up Law & Order: SVU Fans by Posting PDA With Christopher Meloni

Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni are at it again!

On April 11, the longtime costars and friends attended a Knicks game together, even holding hands while sitting court-side at Madison Square Garden. At the time, the Knix social media team posted a photo of the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit stars engaging in the platonic display of affection. “DUN DUN,” The Knix team captioned their X.com post, which quickly sparked headlines.

Though Hargitay and Meloni are both married, the friends seem to get a kick out of riling up their fanbase, many of whom ship their Law & Order characters, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, or even the actors themselves. So, it should come as no surprise that Hargitay ended up sharing the photo in an Instagram slideshow on April 12.

“#AboutLastNight Always love the Garden on a Friday night @msgnetworks and watching the @nyknicks and #captain @jalenbrunson1,” Hargitay captioned her post, slyly adding, “Didn’t mind the company either… @chris_meloni #FridayNightFriends #CaptainToCaptain #MyFavoriteCaptain.” It should be noted that Meloni’s wife, Sherman Williams, made an appearance in the third slide.

Fans reacted as expected. “CHRISKA NATION RISE!! WE ARE SO BACK BABY,” one fan commented on the post, while several commenters commended the actors on “breaking the internet” once again.

“You and Chris breaking the internet and a fandom with a simple picture every time,” one fan wrote, receiving 900 likes. Another wrote, “Breaking the internet one photo at a time… 😍”

Although Meloni did not share the Knix photo on his own feed, the actor recently posted a couple of selfies with Hargitay on Instagram that garnered a similar reaction. “It’s time Elliot, go get your girl….. I’m getting OLD!!” one fan replied in March, referencing their characters’ decades-long slow burn. Another joked, “’They’re insane for this’ and it’s just a new photo of Chris and Mariska together.”