NYC's response to the Knicks' run is an explicit rejection of Trumpism. Civic engagement is at an all-time high. Fearmongering about public safety was crushed by the hundreds of spontaneous watch parties. Unimaginably diverse groups rallying behind a sense of collective identity.
Alan Hahn:
"What's also soft is him walking off the court and not shaking hands with the guy that just took a ring from him, that taught him how to win. And one day when Wemby wins a championship he should remember and acknowledge what Jalen Brunson taught him in this series"
Jalen Brunson taking the pay cut to come to New York, getting his friends on the team and actually winning the Championship. One of the most gangster stories in NBA history