Jalen Brunson may be taking the high road when it comes to his critics after winning the NBA title, but his sister is not. Erica Brunson, Jalen’s younger sister, took to X on Sunday and made sure to call out some of those who had criticized Brunson in recent weeks or otherwise demeaned him as a player who could not carry a team to a title.
The New York Knicks’ 53-year wait for an NBA championship is finally over after a historic Game 5 win on Saturday night. WWE superstar Danhausen spent the playoffs leaning into his role as the man who uncursed the Knicks, turning a wrestling bit into a running joke as New York kept finding ways to survive.
Basketball analyst Monica McNutt had a tough 48 hours when she was caught in a hot-mic moment claiming that Swift, who was in attendance at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, wasn't a Knicks fan.
The NBA began awarding the NBA Finals MVP in 1969. How many of the winners since then can you name in six minutes?
The unknown Times Square shooter became the most-wanted person in New York after a wild clip showed people running away from a series of shots. After the New York Knicks captured the 2026 NBA championship, fans went crazy on the streets of New York City.
As an NBA fan, it hits different when a team's best player is a guy the franchise nurtured from the very start. There's a greater attachment to stars who have been there since the start, who have bled the team's colors since the start of their careers.
It is finished. Pigs are flying first class. Climate change hit hell, got it looking like Buffalo in February. New York City has a well-loved mayor and an NBA championship.
The New York Knicks have a new Finals MVP, and Jalen Brunson’s place in franchise history is now a completely different conversation. Winning the championship changes everything.
For the first time in five decades, the Knicks hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Kevin Hart looked around at the tears in New York after the Knicks’ title and decided one courtside loyalist deserved more than just congratulations. The Knicks’ first championship since 1973 turned Madison Square Garden’s long-suffering fanbase into a citywide celebration.
The New York Knicks are NBA champions. After 53 years of misery, Jalen Brunson put New York on his back, dropping 45 points to help the Knicks secure yet another comeback win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs, ending their lengthy title drought.
The Knicks’ first NBA title in over half a century sparked celebrations across New York, but violent scenes in Manhattan have cast a shadow over the upcoming parade plans.
If an NBA player ends a game with 30 points, that's generally a great night. 40 points is fantastic, and 50 points is an event. That's especially true when that type of scoring outburst comes from an unexpected source.
Brunson winning Finals MVP is the latest blow to a Mavericks franchise that is suffering from a series of missteps.
The 22-year-old had the weight of the world on his shoulders for Game 5, and he just couldn't carry his team to a win.
New York Knicks fans warned authorities about what could happen to the city if the team won the NBA championship. After Jalen Brunson and Co. sealed the deal against the San Antonio Spurs in Texas, the streets of New York City descended into chaos.
The New York Knicks are NBA champions for the first time since 1973. Ending their drought wasn't the only long-standing feat the team achieved with the victory.
The New York Knicks’ wait is over, and the players who delivered the franchise’s long-awaited NBA Championship are being rewarded with more than just a place in history.
Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges made history as the first trio of teammates to win both an NCAA national championship and an NBA championship together.
The New York Knicks just ended a 53-year championship drought, but a fashion accessory might have shared some of the luck. Karl-Anthony Towns celebrated his first NBA title while his fiancée held something unexpected.
The Knicks just won their first championship in 53 years. ESPN still isn’t ready to put them at No. 1. In its first offseason NBA power rankings, ESPN placed the defending champion Knicks third overall, behind the Thunder and Spurs.
One of the New York Knicks’ most prominent fans is sounding off now that the team has finally ended its 53-year championship drought. The Knicks won the NBA title on Saturday night with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the Finals.
SAN ANTONIO -- Jalen Brunson fully understands what leading the New York Knicks to the NBA championship means for him, for his team and for the city of New York.
Fans in New York were feeling all sorts of pride amid the Knicks’ NBA championship win. The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night to win the team’s first title since 1973.
The Knicks waited 53 years for another NBA championship. New Yorkers waited about 53 minutes to start selling commemorative books. Shortly after the Knicks wrapped up their 94-90 win over the Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the New York Post began promoting a championship coffee-table book celebrating New York’s historic season.
For more than five decades, Knicks fans heard all the jokes. They heard about 1973. They heard about the drought. They heard about all the things that went wrong along the way.
Jalen Brunson had another huge game as he helped lead his New York Knicks to the NBA championship on Saturday night, and he was emotional afterwards. Brunson scored 45 points while leading the Knicks to a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.
For the first time in 53 years, the New York Knicks are the defending NBA champions.
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