The Karl-Anthony Towns hate parade is out for good, replaced by an NBA championship parade and a lifetime of adoration in New York.

The New York Knicks, for the first time in 53 seasons and third time in their storied history, are champions of the NBA.

On Saturday, a New York roster that had been assembled, taken apart and overhauled over the past six years ended more than a half-century of waiting by closing out San Antonio.