- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 1,149,954
- Reaction score
- 59
For the first time in 53 years, the New York Knicks are NBA champions after defeating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 on Saturday night. Led by Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and a strong supporting cast, the Knicks finally reached the mountaintop as they became the 8th different champion in the past eight years in the NBA.
The Philadelphia 76ers have a couple of ties to the Knicks as former draft pick Landry Shamet was a big part of the rotation and franchise legend Mo Cheeks was featured on the coaching staff. Shamet, especially, has had a wild ride to the Knicks and to be a champion as the Sixers sent him to the Los Angeles Clippers in his rookie season in the Tobias Harris deal and he then bounced around and was on a non-guaranteed deal with New York earlier in the 2025-26 season.
After winning the title, the former Sixers guard sent an NSFW message on Instagram in his reaction to winning his first NBA championship about perseverance and never giving up.
Continue reading...
The Philadelphia 76ers have a couple of ties to the Knicks as former draft pick Landry Shamet was a big part of the rotation and franchise legend Mo Cheeks was featured on the coaching staff. Shamet, especially, has had a wild ride to the Knicks and to be a champion as the Sixers sent him to the Los Angeles Clippers in his rookie season in the Tobias Harris deal and he then bounced around and was on a non-guaranteed deal with New York earlier in the 2025-26 season.
After winning the title, the former Sixers guard sent an NSFW message on Instagram in his reaction to winning his first NBA championship about perseverance and never giving up.
Continue reading...
