New York Knicks Title Celebrations: Players Revel In NBA Victory Parade As Fans Hit Streets Of Manhattan
Jalen Brunson held up the golden NBA championship trophy for a forest of outstretched hands to touch as fans celebrated the New York Knicks’ first title in 53 years with a booming parade through Manhattan’s skyscraper-flanked “Canyon of Heroes.” “Damn, New York, we really did it,” Brunson, the finals MVP, said at a celebration at City Hall. “Somehow, someway, I knew we were going to find a way to get this done.” Moments later, Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented keys to the city to the Knicks’ players, coaches, owners and staff. Wearing a team jersey under his suit jacket, Mamdani said he and other fans “waited because we knew deep down in our sick, suffering hearts” the Knicks would someday win.
New York Knicks guard Jose Alvarado, left, celebrates with Mayor Zohran Mamdani during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade in New York. | Photo: AP/Yuki Iwamura
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade in New York. | Photo: AP/Heather Khalifa
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, center, wife Ali Brunson, along with Jalen Brunson's father Rick, at left, are in the NBA championship ticker-tape parade on Broadway, in New York's "Canyon of Heroes,". | Photo: AP/Ted Shaffrey
New York Knicks' Jose Alvarado, left, and Miles McBride celebrate during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade in New York. | Photo: AP/Yuki Iwamura
New York Knicks player Mikal Bridges celebrates the team's NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway in New York. This was the Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
Ben Stiller celebrates the New York Knicks' NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
The New York Knicks celebrate their NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
Mariska Hargitay, center, celebrates the New York Knicks' NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
Tracy Morgan celebrates the New York Knicks' NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
New York Knicks fans celebrate the team's NBA championship following a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
New York Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates the team's NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
New York Knicks player Jalen Brunson celebrates the team's NBA championship during a ticker-tape parade down Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes" on Broadway, in New York. | Photo: Jason DeCrow/Alliance for Downtown New York via AP Content Services
Players celebrate during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade in New York. | Photo: AP/Heather Khalifa
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns celebrates during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade in New York. | Photo: AP/Yuki Iwamura
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