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Has There Ever Been a Crazier Sports Moment for New York? Actually, Yes.

13 June 2026 at 08:00
In the spring of 1994, the World Cup arrived, the Knicks were great and so were the Rangers. And in the middle of it all, an infamous White Bronco chase.

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Just as the World Cup arrived in New York, the 1994 Knicks made a run the N.B.A. finals, hunting their first championship in decades. Sound familiar?

New Yorkers Are Going on the Road With the Knicks for Game 5

13 June 2026 at 04:24
One resale site said that more than 48 percent of its tickets to the game in San Antonio had been sold to people from New York and New Jersey.

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Knicks fans at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio for Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals last week.

Knicks in Five? Please Don’t Tempt the Jinx Gods.

12 June 2026 at 08:00
Some Knicks fans have predicted series sweeps. Others, conditioned by decades of failure, pay more heed to jinxes and superstitious rituals.

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The Knicks’ championship run has revealed a fundamental difference among some fans, with some unafraid of making boastful predictions and others recoiling at the jinx factor of doing so.

Mamdani Finds a Foil Familiar to New Yorkers: James Dolan

11 June 2026 at 23:38
Mr. Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, began a public feud with Mayor Zohran Mamdani with his team on the verge of an N.B.A. title.

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James Dolan suggested that the incompetence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the police commissioner, Jessica Tisch, left them incapable of handling “anything like this.”

This Is What Joy Looks Like for Knicks Fans

11 June 2026 at 18:55
A thrilling, historic comeback victory in Game 4 of the N.BA. finals sent Madison Square Garden, and the rest of New York City, into a lasting frenzy.

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A celebration at Wayne and Sons in Brooklyn as the Knicks roared back from a 29-point deficit to win Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.

Victor Wembanyama, the Knicks’ Biggest Foe and New York’s Biggest Tourist

11 June 2026 at 03:23
Mr. Wembanyama has had to keep a low profile while in New York to try and win the N.B.A. finals, but on visits there, he has always resisted hiding in hotel rooms and private cars.

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On visits to New York City, Victor Wembanyama has played chess in Washington Square Park, taken the subway and drawn in Gramercy Park.

Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the Knicks’ Game 3 loss in the N.B.A. finals with some former colleagues in the State Legislature.

Strict Security Around MSG Is Back for Knicks Game 4

Several blocks around Madison Square Garden will be closed to most people Wednesday afternoon. The city approved a ticketed watch party, though it was unclear whether it would take place.

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The Knicks face the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. finals. Fan celebrations outside Madison Square Garden have at times been rowdy or violent.

The Knicks Are Hogging the Spotlight. Spurs Fans Aren’t Impressed.

10 June 2026 at 10:03
As New York basks in the attention of a long-awaited N.B.A. finals run, many San Antonians say the Spurs, and the city they represent, are being underestimated.

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Spurs fans at an outdoor watch party at The Pearl for Game 3 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.

He Gave It All to Help the Knicks Win in 1973. He’s Still in Pain Today.

9 June 2026 at 08:00
Earl “the Pearl” Monroe was part of the last championship team. Now 81, he has thoughts on what really matters.

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In the deciding game of the 1973 N.B.A. championship, Earl Monroe drives past a Laker. The Knicks won their second title that night, May 10, 1973.

Trump Visit Closes Blocks Around MSG: What to Know About Security at the Knicks Game

8 June 2026 at 21:24
With President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani set to attend Monday night’s Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, there will be strict security in Midtown Manhattan.

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There will be airport-style security at checkpoints in the blocks surrounding Madison Square Garden on Monday night.

While New York Celebrates the Knicks’ Finals Appearance, Some Residents Shrug

8 June 2026 at 10:01
Not everyone in the city is being swept up in the team’s championship drive. Some are just trying to see a Broadway show, or spin some yarn.

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It might not seem like it, given all the jerseys one sees on the street these days. But it is a provable fact that not every New Yorker is all in on the Knicks.
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