The New York Knicks are NBA Champions. Read it again. It’s real.For the first time since 1973, Larry O’Brien resides in the Big Apple.With a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks beat the Spurs in five games to clinch the franchise’s third-ever championship and first in 53 years.Throughout the series, there have been record numbers of viewers watching the darlings of the country’s number one market chase that elusive title. With the Knicks having secured the trophy, the world flocked to social media to offer their congratulations.President Donald Trump, a lifelong Knicks fan who attended Game 3 in Madison Square Garden, the only game the Knicks lost, offered his congratulations. He singled out Knicks owner James Dolan, who sat with him in the luxury box in Game 3, and the ascendance of Jalen Brunson into NBA lore among plaudits lobbed at other notable Knicks.
Congratulations to Jim Dolan and the New York Knicks!!! pic.twitter.com/ImyZeQyxl3
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 14, 2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mandani, who has supported the Knicks throughout this playoff run and navigated the coordination of several fan watch parties, finally got to declare his city’s team champions.
