Overview
- Jalen Brunson scored 45 points on Saturday, June 13, leading the Knicks to a 94-90 Game 5 win over the San Antonio Spurs that clinched the 2026 title.
- OG Anunoby’s late-series impact, including a decisive tip-in in Game 4 during a 29-point comeback, helped shift momentum for New York in the Finals.
- A clip of Anunoby accidentally streaming the locker-room celebration on Instagram Live circulated widely and became a focus of postgame coverage.
- Reporters relayed lighthearted locker-room details, including an anecdote from The Athletic that Anunoby, who rarely drinks, took a swig of tequila and coughed, while teammates sprayed champagne around the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
- Outlets say a Knicks championship parade is planned for June 18 and coverage of celebrity attendees at the Finals has added to public interest in the team’s return to the city.