The NBA finals turned the entire city into one giant watch party as across the five boroughs, New Yorkers hung off of fire escapes and scaffolding, scaled traffic poles, and united under one common cause: a win.
In his four seasons leading the Knicks, New York’s most beloved athlete has restored the city’s belief in the possibility of its first NBA championship since the ’70s.
Hollywood descended upon Madison Square Garden, though I could not. Samantha Ronson told me she and Christine Taylor pre-plan their outfits with superstition in mind.
With the blessing of Pope Leo, the filmmaker and superfan believes his beloved New York Knicks are prepared to do what they couldn’t 27 years ago: Defeat the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals. Plus: How he and Knicks owner James Dolan have mended fences after a years-long feud.
There’s Ben Stiller. There’s Kylie and Timothée. And of course, there’s Spike Lee. How do the best and brightest members of Knicks Nation rank against their fellow diehards sitting courtside?
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