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Alexander Skarsgard wore Kyrie Irving sneakers while dissing New York in new episode of Succession

Matsson and Kyrie have both had some very controversial tweets.

Warning: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 7 OF SUCCESSION SEASON 4.

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The latest episode of HBO’s Succession contains a small (perhaps unintentional) easter egg if you were paying very close attention.

Toward the end of the episode, Lukas Matsson (portrayed by Alexander Skarsgaard) sat on a window sill during a pre-election party hosted by Siobhan Roy (Sarah Snook) and Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen).

Matsson looks at the view of New York City from the window and waxes poetic about how much he hates the town. Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) is nearby and dissents, describing New York as a famously “happening” town.

“Is it though?” Matsson argued. “Compared to Singapore? Seoul?”

Roy believes that New York still “runs [expletive]” but Matsson disagrees.

“Nothing happens in New York that doesn’t happen everywhere,” Matsson said.

The two continue to exchange insults before eventually hugging it out, and the tension in the room was palpable. It was so intense that you probably did not notice the sneakers Matsson was wearing.

Fortunately, however, The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann had a watchful eye on the kicks. Mann noticed that Matsson was rocking the Nike Kyrie sneakers.

These sneakers are the Nike Kyrie Infinity (previously known as the Kyrie 8) in the “Leopard Camo” colorway. These are particularly loud shoes and such a perfect choice for Matsson, who is one of the most eccentric characters on the show.

Folks in the Succession costume and wardrobe department may not have intentionally dressed Matsson in Kyrie sneakers for the scene in which he delivered his anti-NYC take.

But it was a fascinating parallel to see that on-screen, especially after Kyrie’s massive trade request that landed him away from the Brooklyn Nets during the regular season.

It was also a particularly interesting pairing because, in the previous episode of Succession, Mattson’s character posted an antisemitic tweet. During the NBA season, meanwhile, Irving was suspended for five games after posting a tweet with a link to a film that held antisemitic beliefs.

Intentional or not, though, this was incredible attention to detail.

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Why isn’t Alexander Skarsgård wearing pants in his IMDb photo?

There is an explanation, and it involves Zac Efron.

Swedish-born actor Alexander Skarsgård is a bonafide international celebrity. He’s the son of iconic actor Stellan Skarsgård (Andor, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Deep Blue Sea) and has made a name for himself since 2008’s HBO series True Blood.

Skarsgård has most recently been captivating audiences as the aloof and overly cool Lukas Matsson in the Succession and previously Big Little Lies to complete the HBO series trifecta. He’s had major roles in movies like The Northman, Godzilla vs. Kong and Battleship. At nearly 6-foot-5 with Nordic features, Skarsgård is widely considered very handsome.

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Therefore you’d assume his official actor page on the very popular Internet Movie Database (IMDb) website would be something very classy and represent his impressive career.

Uhhhh what is this?

Screenshot of Alexander Skarsgård’s IMDb profile (April 24, 2023).

Yes, that’s Skarsgård in half of a tux. The top half, to be clear. Thankfully, the video on that same actor page explains everything.

In 2016, Skarsgård presented the Movie of the Year award at the MTV Movie Awards alongside Samuel L. Jackson his co-star from The Legend of Tarzan which released the same year.

“The year before Zac Efron had taken his shirt off on stage, and he is so sexy,” Skarsgård explains in the clip. “I decided to also show a little bit of skin.” The actor opted for ditching his pants as to not replicate Efron’s same skin-baring stunt, and the moment was born.

Actors Alexander Skarsgard (L) and Samuel L. Jackson speak onstage during the 2016 MTV Movie Awards (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

So there you have it. A wild stunt turned into an iconic headshot.