{"id":2490937,"date":"2026-07-06T22:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2490937"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:25:05","slug":"why-adam-sandler-called-nantucket-police-48-hours-after-officiating-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-adam-sandler-called-nantucket-police-48-hours-after-officiating-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Adam Sandler called Nantucket police 48 hours after officiating Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adam Sandler called the Nantucket Police Department for an unexpected reason days after Taylor Swift and Travis\u2019 Kelce\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor, known for his love of pickup basketball games, was looking for a local court to shoot some hoops while in town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kelce appeared in Sandler\u2019s film <em>Happy Gilmore 2, <\/em>and was at several of Swift\u2019s Eras Tour shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Just like Travis Kelce, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/adam-sandler\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Adam Sandler;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Adam Sandler&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Adam Sandler<\/a> knows how to ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Less than 48 hours <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/adam-sandler-officiates-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-12011970\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:after officiating;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;after officiating&quot;}\" class=\"link \">after officiating<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Taylor Swift;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Taylor Swift&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Taylor Swift<\/a> and<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/travis-kelce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kelce;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kelce&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> Kelce<\/a>\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-are-married-11991648\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:wedding at Madison Square Garden;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wedding at Madison Square Garden&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wedding at Madison Square Garden<\/a>, the comedian was in Nantucket and phoned the police department for an unexpected reason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHey, I\u2019m here on your island and I like to play basketball,\u201d public safety dispatcher Chris Reynolds recalled Sandler saying, per local outlet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ACKCurrent\/status\/2074200265268625878\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nantucket Current;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nantucket Current&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nantucket Current<\/a>. \u201cCan you tell me where there\u2019s a basketball court I could play on?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Travis Kelce and Adam Sandler on the set of \u2018Happy Gilmore 2\u2019<br \/>Credit: Netflix<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reynolds directed the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/happy-gilmore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Happy Gilmore;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Happy Gilmore&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Happy Gilmore<\/em><\/a> star to the Backus Lane court off Surfside Road, where he joined in on a pickup basketball game. \u201cAdam Sandler rolled in a car and started playing pick ups with the boys,\u201d Andrew Kesler <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ACKCurrent\/status\/2073936137257656500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:told the outlet;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told the outlet&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told the outlet<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s like \u2018guys let me stretch I\u2019m going to hop in.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for his hoop-shooting skills, Kesler revealed Sandler\u2019s \u201cgreat passing and playmaking, decent lay-ups, hesitated to shoot the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sandler bookended his officiating gig on July 3 with another <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/adam-sandler-played-basketball-before-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-12011991\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:pickup game at a public basketball;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;pickup game at a public basketball&quot;}\" class=\"link \">pickup game at a public basketball<\/a> court in New York, working up a sweat in the 100-degree heat hours before the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-guest-list-who-attended-11996441\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:star-studded wedding;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;star-studded wedding&quot;}\" class=\"link \">star-studded wedding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A rep for Swift confirmed that she and Kelce tied the knot on Friday, detailing their ensembles for the big day along with revealing who stood beside them as they exchanged vows. Swift and Kelce \u201cdid not have bridesmaids or groomsmen,\u201d the statement revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cInstead, her brother Austin Swift served as Taylor\u2019s Man of Honor and Jason Kelce was Travis\u2019 Best Man. The ceremony joined both families together and was officiated by friend Adam Sandler,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/swifferupdates\/status\/2073187080428282173?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Jumbotrons outside of MSG;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Jumbotrons outside of MSG&quot;}\" class=\"link \">The Jumbotrons outside of MSG<\/a> also announced their union once the couple was officially wed via a message that read: \u201cJUST&amp;T MARRIED!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sandler has known the musician for years, while Kelce appeared in his movie <em>Happy Gilmore 2. <\/em>\u201cTaylor is incredible,\u201d the comedian told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/media\/videos\/adam-sandler-on-why-happy-gilmore-was-right-for-a-sequel-vs-other-sandman-classics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Tonight;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Tonight&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> ahead of the golf comedy\u2019s release. \u201cTaylor is so damn nice to my family and has always been. My kids have met Taylor a bunch of times over the years, and she\u2019s ridiculously nice to them and warm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also gushed about Kelce, calling him \u201csuch a gentle, nice guy, and funny as hell.\u201d \u201cHe\u2019s like the guys I grew up with. When I was with Travis, it reminded me of my buddies in high school and just being able to laugh and say the things you want to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/adam-sandler-called-nantucket-police-48-hours-after-officiating-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-12012929\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Adam Sandler called the Nantucket Police Department for an unexpected reason days after Taylor Swift and Travis\u2019 Kelce\u2019s wedding. The actor, known for his love of pickup basketball games, was looking for a local court to shoot some hoops while in town. 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