Brunson and the Knicks Celebrate a Title New York Won’t Forget | Evan & Tiki
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
The Knicks are NBA champions, and Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber take listeners inside the celebration as New York honors Jalen Brunson, the roster, coaches, and front office after a historic title run.
From Brunson thanking the fans and reflecting on the journey to the team receiving keys to the city, the scene is filled with emotion, humor, big crowd reactions, and plenty of classic New York energy as the franchise celebrates its first championship since 1973.
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| 0:00.0 | Playing in front of you guys when we had our ups was fantastic, but you're the most knowledgeable fan base in the whole NBA. |
| 0:09.0 | Your guys' energy when we had our downs was off the charts, and I want to thank you for it. |
| 0:15.0 | There's nothing better than walking into the iconic building of MSG and getting down night after night after night |
| 0:22.6 | in front of you guys. |
| 0:23.6 | You guys made us feel the energy and brought us over the hump when we didn't feel like playing, |
| 0:29.6 | but when we, our game wasn't at the top. |
| 0:32.6 | Again, I'd like to thank all the players. |
| 0:34.6 | I can go down the line with all their accomplishments. |
| 0:38.2 | They were huge throughout the course of year. |
| 0:40.8 | But at the end of the day, I want to thank you guys. |
| 0:44.1 | Because without you, this wouldn't be possible. |
| 0:48.7 | Let's go one time. |
| 0:50.3 | Who let the dogs up? |
| 0:52.1 | Oh, no. |
| 0:54.0 | Who let the dogs up? I love you, New York. I don't know who let the dogs out, but I know who put them back in the kennel, the 2,000 Yankees. But that's a story for a different day. Back to Mike Green. These might be the new dogs. And now time to hear from the 2026 NBA Finals MVP and the captain of the Knicks, Jalen Brunson. |
| 1:14.0 | You're listening to WF&, WF&FM in New York, 101.9, Odyssey, the whole thing. |
| 1:22.0 | Here's Jalen Brunson. Yes. |
| 1:34.3 | There's one. |
| 1:37.3 | First and foremost, I want to say thank you to Jim Dolan in the front office for believing in the kid no one else wouldn't. |
| 1:52.0 | Thank you to my teammates, giving me confidence every single day. The belief we had in each other made this possible. Thank you our coaching staff, |
| 2:02.6 | our medical staff, everyone that patient every single day behind the scenes. |
| 2:06.6 | Um, damn. We really did it, dog. |
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