Fans arrive ahead of a ticker-tape parade to celebrate the New York Knicks’ NBA Championship win, in New York, US, on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
After 53 years of waiting, they finally have their parade. The New York Knicks are being honored with a ticker tape parade down the historic Canyon of Heroes to commemorate winning their first NBA Championship since 1973. City officials have predicted immense turnout from fans eager to see NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and others, with speculation that the parade could be the largest in city history. From scenes along the parade route to the City Hall ceremony where the team will receive Keys to the City, here’s how New York City celebrated the Knicks’s history-making season.
Spotted: Mayor Mamdani on a float with Karl-Anthony Towns dancing to Terror Squad’s “Lean Back.”
The parade began with one of the Knicks’ all-time greats, Walt “Clyde” Frazier in a slick black convertible
Per our friends at the City Reporter:
