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NEW YORK — These days, Jalen Brunson doesn’t have time for haters. Especially not today. New York City feted the Knicks Thursday, June 18 in a ticker-tape parade to commemorate the team’s first NBA championship in 53 years. The team rolled up to the Canyon of Heroes in Downtown Manhattan, culminating with a ceremony at City Hall. Advertisement While there, Brunson, …

Politicians always speak at team victory rallies after the city wins a championship, but often in broad tones. They only talk about the star players, give kudos to the owner, and generally don’t show a lot of understanding when it comes to the team itself, the history, or the significance of the moment. New York City mayor Zohan Mamdani flipped …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh deep dive into the biggest NBA stories this week. Is a Giannis trade certain to happen before the NBA Draft or are the Milwaukee Bucks willing to wait for a better deal? Advertisement The pair discusses the latest contract news with Trae Young and the Washington Wizards and Walker …

The Knicks championship parade made its way from Battery Park through the Canyon of Heroes, culminating with a ceremony outside City Hall. There, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Knicks owner James Dolan, president Leon Rose, and head coach Mike Brown — among others — thanked Knicks fans, players, executives, and every one else who helped along the way as the Knicks ended …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sean Sweeney landed interviews for more than a few NBA head coaching vacancies over the last few years, and many of them seemed the same. Talking to Orlando, he said, was different. Advertisement Sweeney was introduced Thursday as the new coach of the Magic, which was the obvious proof that he won them over by his …

Jalen Brunson has been proving people wrong his entire life and last Saturday he added another accomplishment to his mantle when he led the Knicks to their first championship in 53 years after toppling the San Antonio Spurs in five games. It was on the back of Brunson’s 45-point barrage in Game 5 that steered New York to another one …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 18: Zohran Mamdani, New York City Mayor and OG Anunoby of the New York Knicks are seen on a float during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio …

NEW YORK − MD Ahnaf Hossain is, like countless other 23-year-old recent college graduates, looking for a job. Preferably in finance, the Queens resident told USA TODAY in a recent FaceTime call from a park in lower Manhattan, before the New York Knicks Thursday, June 17, championship parade. He donned a Knicks cap, glasses slightly lowered, and a Portugal jersey, …

For the next month before the 2026 NBA Draft, we’ll take an in-depth look at different prospects here at Liberty Ballers and try to figure out which players would be the best fit for the Sixers at No. 22. Next up in this series is Houston’s Chris Cenac Jr. By this point, we’ve all been frustrated with the rotating door of failed attempts …

When the Cleveland Cavaliers sent De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings, the “prize” of the trade was getting Keon Ellis in return. Ellis looked poised to be a disruptive defender on the perimeter and someone who could reliably knock down threes enough to keep opposing defenses honest. The return of Ellis was far from what I think the Cavaliers front …

Thousands of Knicks fans – decked out in blue and orange jerseys, shorts, hats, necklaces and more – gathered in downtown New York City on Thursday to celebrate the team’s NBA championship in a lively ticker-tape parade. All along Church Street, the street running parallel to the parade route, fans lit joints, threw back shots of Fireball whiskey and drank …

Every step of this — including the ones likely to come — has been expected. Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young will decline his $48.9 million player option for next season, something first reported by Marc Spears of ESPN. Advertisement In something that may seem counterintuitive, this just means Young is more likely to stay in Washington. As reported before …

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks’ victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973 made another stop when Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium. Before the Yankees played the Chicago White Sox, Brunson and Hart were met with a standing ovation and loud cheers from fans as they took the field …

Jalen Brunson had the better basketball season by any traditional measure — a 26-point, 6.8-assist campaign capped with All-Star, All-NBA, NBA Cup MVP, Finals MVP and the Knicks’ first title since 1973. But in 9-category fantasy basketball, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges quietly outperformed him, finishing 34th and 43rd to Brunson’s 46th, despite neither averaging more than 17 points a …

Will we finally land on Earth when we watch the New York Knicks on parade later today? Don’t bet on it, cause this championship still feels surreal, and it will take a minute to digest it in full. Here’s the latest before we move on to watch things unfold at the Canyon of Heroes. On the season that was: “Winning …

We are less than a week away from the 2026 NBA Draft, which means things are more or less feeling finalized as far as predictions go. Granted, nobody’s predictions are going to be perfect — there will inevitably be some trades, some unexpected selections, and other fun surprises. That could turn out to be true for Caleb Wilson and Henri …

In evaluating Joel Embiid’s 2025-26 season, let’s refer back to his comments following the Sixers’ second-round sweep at the hands of the soon-to-be-champion New York Knicks: “For me, this was a success. I came into this year not knowing where I was gonna be, how long I was gonna play, if I was even gonna play based on how the …

A playoff win streak of 13 games and a handful of miraculous moments played a part in the Knicks securing their third championship in franchise history and the first NBA title in 53 years. After the near two-month jaunt of playoff basketball, it’s fair to ask where this Knicks team ranks among the greatest squads in the franchise’s history. The …

It’s parade day in New York City. The New York Knicks are celebrating something that will live forever in that city and around the fanbase — an NBA Championship. As a fan of both the Knicks and Villanova, this was a special year for me personally. June 13th, 2026 is a day that will be remembered forever and it began …

Draymond Green is kind of nuts when he’s working, but no one can deny that he’s an incredibly smart basketball player. He’s built a career as a 6-6 center, at least on defense, something we don’t think anyone has done since Wes Unseld. And while the Warriors have occasionally had big men, as they now have 7-2 Kristaps Porzingis, Green …

Today, New York City celebrates its champions, as the victory parade for the 2026 NBA champion Knicks will be held in Manhattan. It will be the culmination of a two-month long stretch of play, the likes of which New York has not seen from any of its teams in any of its sports in quite some time, as the squad …

New York Knicks owner James Dolan is willing to write “as big a check as possible” to keep his championship roster intact this offseason … but only to a certain point. Dolan said he’s unwilling to put the team into the second apron despite its championship, according to ESPN. Dolan made those comments during an appearance on WFAN in New …

The 2025-26 Knicks championship run, aside from being euphoric, historically impressive and unifying, was validating. It validated Leon Rose, who built a team like a family and made good moves to reach this pinnacle. It validated Mike Brown and Karl-Anthony Towns, two talents who could never get over the hump. But maybe more than anybody, it validated Jalen Brunson, an …

Kendrick Perkins didn’t shy away from ripping into Victor Wembanyama. The former NBA player and ESPN analyst eviscerated Wembanyama for his play in the Spurs’ NBA Finals loss to the Knicks during an appearance on a Yahoo Sports show Wednesday. Advertisement “Wemby was soft… let’s keep it real, he was soft and he was scared, especially in the big moments,” …

Who makes the Mount Rushmore of New York City sports? On today’s episode of MLB According to CC, legendary Yankee CC Sabathia discussed his top four “modern era” New York athletes, alongside his cohost, Ahmed Fareed who made his own “legends” top four list. Sabathia gave the number one spot to five time World Series winner with the Yankees, and …