The New York Knicks are in the early stages of their 2026 championship celebration after winning the NBA Finals on Saturday evening against the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks only put 94 points on the board in this one, nearly half of which came from Jalen Brunson, who won the Finals MVP award after dropping 45 points to close out the series on the road.
New York City went up in flames on Saturday in celebration of the title, and among those enjoying the moment was singer Alicia Keys, who was performing in Tribeca when the championship was won and made sure to give the Knicks a special shoutout while donning a team jacket.
Keys to the City: Alicia Closes Tribeca After Knicks Lock Down Historic Win
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— New York Mickey (@MickmickNYC) June 14, 2026
The Knicks will formally celebrate their title on Thursday with a parade through the streets of Manhattan, or whatever is left of them after New York fans caused considerable property damage on Saturday.
This Knicks team captured the hearts of fans everywhere with their togetherness and ability to stay connected in crunch times moment, thoroughly out-executing the younger Spurs late in games in this series. In fact, for most of the time, the Spurs seemed to have more overall talent, but New York’s ability to stay poised, thanks in large part to the calm leadership of Brunson, helped the team win its first championship in 53 years.
The Knicks figure to be able to bring back most of this year’s championship core next season, although they could look to make some moves along the margins this summer in order to tweak the roster. After all, no championship team has made it back to the NBA Finals the following year since the 2018 Warriors.
For now, the Knicks will look ahead to Thursday’s parade.
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