Jalen Brunson had himself a season to REMEMBER.
๐ NBA All-Star
๐ All-NBA Selection
๐ Emirates NBA Cup MVP
๐ Eastern Conference Finals MVP
๐ NBA Finals MVP
๐ NBA Champion
Take a bow, @jalenbrunson1!
Barack: You told me all those years ago that you couldnโt promise me the world, but you could promise me an interesting life. Of course, you outdid yourself and managed to give me both.
Eight years in the crucible, and not once did you melt from the heat. Not once did you let it harden you. Instead, you used it to reveal your truest essence: your stubborn optimism and unflinching courage, your dazzling brilliance and unpretentious decency, your ferocious work ethic and absolutely unshakable moral fiber.
"He will be the king of New York for the rest of his life."
๐ Eastern Conference Finals MVP
๐ NBA Finals MVP
๐ 45 PTS in clinching Finals Game 5
Jalen Brunson DELIVERED on the biggest stage to give New York their first championship in 53 years!
Jalen Brunson is now the first player in NBA history to win Finals MVP, Conference Finals MVP, and NBA Cup MVP.
In just one season, he became a Knicks legend.
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
For the first time since 1973, the Knicks are NBA CHAMPIONS ๐
The 53-year gap between championships is the longest in NBA history!
The wait is over, @nyknicks ๐
This team embodied character, heart, belief, grit, unity, selflessness and resilience like no other! If you want to show your team what great teamwork looks like show them this team!
KNICKS IN FIVE! The New York Knicks rallied to win Game 5 in San Antonio, beating the Spurs 94-90 to win New York's first NBA championship since 1973. https://t.co/Tifz9tE6en