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Full Knicks parade speeches: Brunson, Mamdani, Coach Mike Brown, more
Full Knicks parade speeches: Brunson, Mamdani, Coach Mike Brown, more
The New York Knicks celebrated their third NBA Championship on Thursday with a ticker-tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes.
Hundreds of thousands of fans descended on Manhattan to celebrate with the team. The parade culminated with a ceremony at City Hall where players, coaches, owner James Dolan and even New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani thanked Knicks fans for their support throughout the season.
Finals MVP and Knicks captain Jalen Brunson thanked the Knicks organization "for believing in the kid that no one else would," the fans for their support and their criticism, his teammates and "everyone that pitched in every single day behind the scenes."
"There's a lot of people that have a lot of negative stuff to say. There's a lot of people who have a lot of opinions," Brunson said. "But when you prove them wrong, you don't have to say s--- to them. They don't deserve it."
Head coach Mike Brown highlighted the effort of the entire organization. "We had our ups, we definitely had our downs and our group stayed connected through those times," Brown said.
Dolan thanked the fans for their patience Thursday. Before this season, the Knicks' last title was in 1973. "Thank you for waiting 53 years," Dolan said.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani started his speech Thursday by highlighting some of the key Knicks moments and players from the last 53 years that led up to this year's championship. "Over these past weeks, as the Knicks kept winning, our city has come together as one. Neighbors invited neighbors over, strangers high fived one another in the street, subway conductors sang their announcements, and bus drivers danced behind the wheel," Mamdani said. "So often when this city comes together, it is because we are forced to, by a moment of tragedy or adversity. What a gift it is to be brought together by pure, unfiltered joy. For as long as we live, we will remember this feeling of a city together, a city alive, a city overcome by happiness."