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Received — 12 June 2026 ⏭

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

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By: Emma Goldberg
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.

Brawls, Biting and Bliss in a City Craving a Knicks Championship

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By: Maria Cramer and Maia Coleman
12 June 2026 at 08:00
Decades of bottled-up hopes and frustrations have created a frenzy around the New York Knicks that has brought out the worst in some fans.

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Police officers stood guard as Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals drew a massive number of fans to Midtown Manhattan.

Mamdani Finds a Foil Familiar to New Yorkers: James Dolan

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By: Dana Rubinstein
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.”
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