Jimmy Butler went on national television and said KAT/Wiggins did not have the effort or passion to try and win. Now both are NBA champions before Butler.
"I've been here when we have won 17 games, when we won 60 games, and to finally be able to get it done in 2026... it's amazing"
- Longest tenured Knick Mitchell Robinson
Spike Lee called Michael Jordan after the Knicks won:
“We haven’t talked in a minute. The New York Knicks are world champions. Call me back! Orange and blue skies! Wassup Mike!”
(via @nicekicks)
"I've been doubted so many times, traded, had so much instability - seven, eight different head coaches. I found a home in New York. They embraced me for the person that I am, the player that I am."
- Josh Hart
Jalen Brunson is now the first player in NBA history to win Finals MVP, Conference Finals MVP, and NBA Cup MVP.
In just one season, he became a Knicks legend.