Not to worry, Gossip Girl fans who are holding out hope for a Chace Crawford-Leighton Meester real-life romance. Keri's married!

Keri Russell and her husband Shane Deary (not pictured) were merely sitting next to Chace Crawford. Here's a photo of them ...

The hometown Knocks lost, as predicted, to the Dallas Mavericks - Chace's original hometown team - at Madison Square Garden in New York.

If Gossip Girl doesn't pan out for Chace, he should get his resume ready. He'd be an immediate upgrade over New York's current head coach.