โYou play it, you breathe it, you live it, you love it. Even those who never pick up a ball catch Knicks fever.โ
TIMEโs new cover: Why the first New York Knicks championship since 1973 means everything to New Yorkers. https://t.co/W14b0Zq5EO
Photo-illustration by Neil Jamieson for TIME
New York City landmarks lit up in blue and orange as the Knicks took on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, with the Knicks winning 94-90 and securing their first championship in more than 50 years. https://t.co/U0zKjdJT5n
Full circle ๐
In 2007, Mike Brown lost the Finals to the Spurs. Nineteen years later, he beats San Antonio to deliver the Knicks their first championship in 53 years ๐