Emma Watson made a surprise appearance at the 2025 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Oakland, California on Friday.
The Harry Potter actress, 34 – who is currently studying for her Masters degree at Oxford University – could be seen having a blast in a TikTok video uploaded to ESPN’s main account on Valentine’s Day.
In the short clip, the star could be seen sporting a short-sleeved, black cropped shirt as well as a pair of black pants.
The star’s locks were parted in the middle, and naturally flowed down past her shoulders.
Watson flashed a cheerful smile as she gave a friendly wave and a blew kiss towards a fan nearby.
She also briefly mingled with EDM musician, Tucker Halpern, who competed in the star-studded match against Noah Kahan and Pablo Schreiber.
Emma Watson, 34, made a surprise appearance at the 2025 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Oakland, California on Friday
A source told People that Emma attended the game with homemade signs as she cheered on Halpern. The pair both graduated from Brown University in Rhode Island.
The actress was ‘very low-key,’ the insider said, adding that she appeared ‘excited to be there.’
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Watson’s rare public outing this week comes as she is focused on working towards her Masters degree in creative writing at Oxford University in England.
She revealed her plan to go back to school during an interview with the Financial Times back in spring 2023.
Emma decided to pursue her Master’s after she began writing poetry and essays during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The star has also taken a step back from acting, with her last big role on the big screen being Little Women (2019), per her official IMDB page.
‘I wasn’t very happy, if I’m being honest,’ Watson expressed to the outlet at the time. ‘I think I felt a bit caged.’
‘The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over. To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, “How does this align with your viewpoint?”‘
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She also briefly mingled with EDM musician, Tucker Halpern, who competed in the star-studded match against Noah Kahan and Pablo Schreiber
A source told People that Emma attended the game with homemade signs as she cheered on Halpern (seen above). The pair both graduated from Brown University in Rhode Island
The actress explained, ‘It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.’
‘I was held accountable in a way that I began to find really frustrating, because I didn’t have a voice, I didn’t have a say…’
Watson – who wrote and directed an ad campaign for Prada in 2022 – also shared if she would ever step back into acting.
‘Yes, absolutely,’ she expressed. ‘But I’m happy to sit and wait for the next right thing. I love what I do.;
‘It’s finding a way to do it where I don’t have to fracture myself into different faces and people. And I just don’t want to switch into robot mode any more…’
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower actress also discussed her decision to focus on her education during an interview with British Vogue in late 2023.
‘I’m just so glad that I [took a break from acting] because I have this feeling of having my own voice and creative space and sovereignty in some way that I don’t think I did before – more autonomy.’
‘I’m so glad that I allowed things to be messy for a minute and to really allow myself to not know [what’s next], because the knowing that I’ve come to, I wouldn’t trade that for anything.’
Watson has also stepped into the business sector and launched her own gin company called Renais in 2023 with her brother Alex.
Watson’s rare public outing this week comes as she is focused on working towards her Masters degree in creative writing at Oxford University; seen in 2023 in West Hollywood
Watson has also stepped into the business sector and launched her own gin company called Renais in 2023 with her brother Alex; the pair seen in 2023 in NYC
She is best known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films; seen above in Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005)
The alcoholic drink is made from upcycling grapes in vineyards – with one of them being their father’s in France.
While talking to Hello! Magazine, the Harry Potter star’s sibling opened up about working with his sister on the business venture.
‘Ems and I are very close. We’re hugely supportive of each other, mostly I try to give her reasons to laugh.’
He added, ‘I think we were both looking for a new challenge and thought we’d make a great team, and here we are.’
‘There’s a deep level of trust and understanding that goes on [building a brand with family]. With that comes a level of stability which is great.’
Alex continued, ‘On the flip side, we’re still brother and sister and are more than capable of pushing each other’s ʙuттons.’
‘Working with a family member is great – although you have to fight for the space to keep your relationships outside of business which is the challenge.’
