Wild videos show rabid Knicks fans taking over NYC hours before championship parade

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Just how crazy is the New York Knicks championship parade that's set to start on Thursday morning to celebrate the franchise's first title in 53 years? So nuts that fans flooded Lower Manhattan hours before the parade was supposed to start, which led to New York City Police declaring no one else would be let into the viewing pens... at 7:30 a.m. ET.

That meant fans lined up in the early hours on Thursday morning (and maybe even earlier for some?), with some videos showing die-hards around Lower Manhattan around 4 a.m. ET.

To get a feel for what this all looks like, we've rounded up some social media videos to give you an idea of the craziness going down in Manhattan:

Knicks fans lined up at 4 a.m.​

WARNING: SOME EXPLETIVES ARE AHEAD

4am in New York City … 6 hours before the Knicks parade pic.twitter.com/4AUrEdrGoc

— Harrison Sanford (@HarrisonSanford) June 18, 2026

Knicks Parade Day
4:06 AM - 1st stop - Ronkonkoma LIRR#AlwaysKnickspic.twitter.com/eo9vaOCvNr

— Danny B (@dan_ny_b) June 18, 2026

Knicks fans started lining the streets of NYC in the middle of the night to get a spot for the parade pic.twitter.com/YKgaMilxTB

— New York Post (@nypost) June 18, 2026

There were massive lines to get into and out of subways​

POV: You’re trying to get out of the subway station to get to the Knicks parade pic.twitter.com/jNVwtfjpso

— TickPick (@TickPick) June 18, 2026

It was so crowded trying to get to the Knicks parade today I couldn’t even get OUT of the subway station for almost 30 minutes. pic.twitter.com/KAkAfdpRjj

— Omar Jimenez (@OmarJimenez) June 18, 2026

What it's like to live by the Knicks parade route​

I accidentally picked an apartment that’s on the Knicks Parade route. This is awesome. pic.twitter.com/6oAoq04qp0

— Jack Appleby (@jappleby) June 18, 2026

Maybe this is a work from home day.

The lines to get into the parade are LONG​

6:00AM line to get into the Knicks parade. pic.twitter.com/BTRCZYw8CO

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 18, 2026

This was at 6 a.m. Just wild!

The energy from Knicks fans is HIGH​

KNICKS FANS SHOWED UP EARLY ️

Watch New York's NBA championship parade on ESPN2, the ESPN App and @ESPN X starting at 10am ET

(via @ESPNNewYork) pic.twitter.com/0Q9cQ3Jbmh

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 18, 2026

The scene two hours before the Knicks parade pic.twitter.com/ifbzFDQdGU

— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) June 18, 2026

Long day ahead? Doesn't matter. This is something Knicks fans have been waiting for over the past half-century.

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Knicks parade videos show fans taking over NYC hours before start time

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