Minutes after delivering the most monumental basketball triumph to New York City in over half a century, Knicks superstar guard Jalen Brunson stood in the center of the Frost Bank Center stage, completely overwhelmed.
The long-awaited, five-decade-old basketball curse has officially been broken. The New York Knicks are the champions of the NBA once again. In a grueling, fiercely contested battle of nerves and defensive grit, the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Saturday night.