{"id":248405,"date":"2026-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/the-ny-knicks-are-nba-champs-for-the-first-time-in-53-years-the-gist\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:00:00","slug":"the-ny-knicks-are-nba-champs-for-the-first-time-in-53-years-the-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/the-ny-knicks-are-nba-champs-for-the-first-time-in-53-years-the-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"The NY Knicks are NBA champs for the first time in 53 years | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The GIST: <\/strong>The Big Apple is still buzzing<\/a> because the NY Knicks are NBA champs. Powered by Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, the Knicks rallied for their sixth<\/em> comeback win of the playoffs \u2014 a 94\u201390 Saturday W<\/a> over the San Antonio Spurs \u2014 to clinch the Larry OB<\/a>. Long live<\/a> the walls they (finally) crashed through.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc6 The drought in NY is over: <\/strong>An NYC men\u2019s<\/em> basketball championship has been a long time coming, 53 heartbreak-filled<\/a> years to be exact. That made the Knicks\u2019 resilience<\/a> during this title run all the more redemptive: All of their Finals wins included double-digit comebacks, highlighted by a historic 29-point rally<\/a> in Game 4. At times, it felt like destiny.<\/p>\n