The NBA Finals turned the entire city into one giant watch party on Saturday as New Yorkers across the five boroughs hung off fire escapes and scaffolding, scaled traffic poles, and united under one common cause: a win
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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
“You play it, you breathe it, you live it, you love it. Even those who never pick up a ball catch Knicks fever.”
TIME’s 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 YOU LISTEN TO ME! IF YOU’RE NEAR SOME TRASH RIGHT NOW, ANY TYPE OF 24-HOUR TRASH, GO DISPOSE OF THE TRASH RIGHT NOW AND PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE THE OFFICIAL NYC BIN! YOUR TRASH IS OUR TRASH AS OF RIGHT NOW. CONGRATS KNICKS 💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡
Mitchell Robinson says winning the NBA Finals is "a dream come true"
"I've been here when we have won 17 games, when we won 60 games, and to finally be able to get it done in 2026 with the journey that I've been on and the team... it's amazing"
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆
New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
🏆 Congrats! The 25-26 New York Knicks are the first champions that:
1) don’t have a 1A
2) lost the KAT trade definitively
3) got gift-wrapped a path to the finals
4) will regress to the mean on 3s
5) never have anything to do with anything
6) haven’t actually won any playoff games. Opponents just lost all 16.