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Knicks parade up Canyon of Heroes set to celebrate 2026 NBA championship. Here's what to know.

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Knicks parade up Canyon of Heroes set to celebrate 2026 NBA championship. Here's what to know.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the Knicks parade will begin at 10 a.m. and follow the traditional route up Broadway from Battery Park to City Hall, where the team will be presented a Key to the City during a special ceremony.

"It will be the first ticker-tape parade in Knicks history, where New Yorkers will be able to celebrate a moment that has feels like we've waited an entire lifetime for because when it comes to people my age and a little bit older, we have," Mamdani said on Sunday.

It's the first time a Knicks championship will be celebrated with a ticker-tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes. Their prior championship wins in 1970 and 1973 did not have an accompanying ticker-tape parade.

The very first ticker-tape parade took place in 1886 to mark the Statue of Liberty's dedication. Since then, there have been 210 official ticker-tape parades. The most recent took place in 2025 to celebrate Gotham FC's NWSL championship.

The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals in five games to capture the third NBA title in franchise history and first since 1973.