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He’s a Knicks-tradamus.
A Long Islander went viral this week for predicting the Knicks’ NBA Finals run in his 2020 high school yearbook.
Evan Pfeufer of Kings Park shared a photo Thursday of his quote in Smithtown High School West’s yearbook, “Knicks in 6. 2026 NBA Finals” — and it racked up more than 5 million views in one day.
Evan Pfeufer predicted the Knicks’ 2026 NBA Finals run in his 2020 high school yearbook. Courtesy of Evan Pfeufer
The now-23-year-old told The Post how he decided on the very specific prediction.
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“It’s so simple. Knicks in six 2026 rhymes so incredibly well,” he said.
The Knicks superfan recalled his parents’ disappointment when he showed them the book six years ago.
“It was so funny, my parents were like, ‘Evan, why?’ Why would you do this?’” he said.
Now, they are reconsidering, and likening their son to a modern-day Nostradamus.
“My dad is questioning if I’m a human or not,” he said.
“It’s so simple. Knicks in six 2026 rhymes so incredibly well,” Pfeufer told The Post. Courtesy of Evan Pfeufer
Pfeufer, whose impressive high school resume included serving as an officer in the Business Honor Society, purposely chose not to include any of his accomplishments on his yearbook page in order for his Knicks quote to stand out.
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“They gave us an option, and I said, ‘No, I just want this,’” he recalled.
“Hand over Bible, I purposely didn’t put my honor societies and all the stuff I got because I was like, ‘What if this actually happens? Everybody else has this long a– quote with all their achievements, and me, I would get it right.’”
As it started looking like his 2020 prediction could actually come to fruition, he texted his childhood friend a photo of the yearbook page
“And I was like, ‘Imagine if this happens,’” he said.
Pfeufer’s classmates urged him to share a photo of his yearbook prediction on a larger social media platform. Courtesy of Evan Pfeufer
He then posted it on his private Snapchat page and his friends encouraged him to share it on a larger platform, so he submitted it to the sports Instagram account…
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Publish date : 2026-06-06 11:59:00
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