Knicks in Five
"We went there as a team, we found a way to do it and fight back all those games, and it was worth it," Brunson tells Fallon during Monday's The Tonight Show episode
The Tonight Show turned into a full-on Knicks lovefest as superfan Jimmy Fallon stacked the guest lineup with players from the NBA championship team and the audience with die-hard Knicks fans who did not get to attend the Finals in person. Monday’s episode, which airs tonight at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, bumped original guest Lin Manuel Miranda, who graciously conceded his couch spot. His appearance was taped to air next week.
Knicks night started with some boos — the warmup comic joking that “the Spurs are here!” — then house band the Roots about-faced the vibe when they kicked into Kool & the Gang’s “Jungle Boogie.” As a tribute to the Knicks, the Empire State building seen in the backdrop of Fallon’s stage was set to blue and orange.
Fallon’s monologue was celebratory, and irreverent, with the Tonight Show host still marveling about Saturday’s NBA championship win. Eliciting plenty of laughs, Fallon took a dig at Trump (“The last time New York City cheered like that was when Trump announced he wouldn’t attend Game Four,” the host quipped), and cracked of the night’s guests, Wu-Tang Clan: “Right now, backstage smells extra celebratory,” he said.
