Here’s the reaction from Radio City as the clock expired and the Knicks became NBA champions. Bing bong. Fin.

Why do the Knicks insist on wearing the black jerseys for every single goddamn game this season? 1. They’re losing in them. Change it up. 2. This is not the look of champions. They won Game 5 in blue. 3. Wear white at the Garden. Please.

Still not worried. But, woof.

Tyler Kolek god damn

Leon could easily go get Donte for almost nothing. He’s out with a torn achilles and would be back just in time for the playoffs. Then he hits free agency after the off-season.

This was poor judgment by Dolan, and he’s rightly taking the PR hit. If the Knicks had a cybersecurity problem, that’s a major threat to a billion dollar company. The rings cost only $3 million. Using a ring scam for a phishing awareness email is a clever way to get everyone’s attention. But then when its all over you actually gotta buy them the rings. Hand them out at the mandatory cybersecurity training. Otherwise you come off looking like a tool.

0-2, and I’m not worried one bit. We lost two really close, competitive games against: 1. A Celtics team that replaced Jaylen Brown with a healthy Tatum + Mitch. That’s an improvement on a team that already had a better record than us last season. 2. A Sixers superteam led by Jaylen Brown, who led an inferior Celtics team to a better record than us last season. This is simply a good reminder that the Knicks were not nearly the best regular season team last year, and the East only got tougher. Pistons aren’t going away either. And the Pacers are back. Cavs had a better record than us last year and the 1 seed before that—they don’t scare me in the playoffs, but they could knock us down a seed. Heat have Giannis. Even the Wizards are gonna be good. Only the Bulls, Bucks and Nets are doormats. Oh, and OKC will always be lurking on the other side of the bracket, if not Wemby and the Spurs who are going to get better every year. So I wouldn’t bet on a repeat, but not because the Knicks aren’t for real. They are very real and here to stay. The problem is party got a lot more crowded. This just makes me feel so grateful for 2026. The window opened wide for us right at our peak, and we seized the opportunity with one of the greatest runs ever and a storybook ending against Wemby. Do you know how lucky we are to have that? The Pacers were on the verge of doing it until Haliburton tore his achilles. You can’t ask for more than that. The good news is we can’t play all of them in the playoffs. Getting as high a seed as possible will minimize the pain.

Ah yes, because a franchise is defined by their owner, and not the fans who hate the owner!

Cleveland Browns have the chance to do the funniest thing ever

“NBA teams had also won 466 consecutive regular-season games when leading by at least 29 points.” Knicks fans:

You thought you knew how petty James Dolan was. You were wrong. “Seven league sources, all speaking on condition of anonymity so they could talk freely about a sensitive matter, said the Knicks assistant coaches did not get rings on banner night. Two of those sources told The Athletic that the assistants learned earlier Tuesday that they would not be getting their rings that evening, which came as no surprise because they had not yet been fitted for one and that boxes without their rings were a late addition to the ceremony.” “Team sources described the assistants’ reactions to not getting rings ranging from genuine anger to annoyance.” “The Athletic received conflicting information about whether head coach Mike Brown received his ring on Tuesday and could not immediately verify if he got one.” “NBA commissioner Adam Silver was seated in a chair on the court, but at the opposite end from Breen and far from the table where the rings were kept. Silver typically addresses the home crowd on ring night and either assists in handing out rings or at least shakes the hand of each player immediately after he gets a ring. But on Tuesday, Silver did not speak. His administration has long been at odds with Knicks and Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan.“ “Typically, most employees for NBA teams receive rings, even if they are not as fancy and expensive as the ones the players receive. Those Madison Square Garden employees got their hopes up at the end of September when the Knicks sent an email to a long list of employees, which gave recipients a first glimpse at their would-be championship rings. Atop the email, a copy of which The Athletic has obtained, was a graphic of two differently styled rings….But the email was a fake-out, a phishing test Madison Square Garden sent to see if those employees would click, multiple team sources said. Those who did click the link at the bottom of the message did not get to choose any jewelry; instead, they were forced to attend a mandatory cybersecurity class to help satisfy some of Dolan’s growing cybersecurity concerns.”

Not upset at all. I waited my entire life for this ring you bet your ass I will be thinking constantly about it and dissecting every feature. At least until the next game.

The Dodgers and OKC both did this in 2025, actually. A giant bedazzled ring that houses a smaller band inside. Shocked the Knicks didn’t do the same, it’s definitely going to be the norm in a few years.

WOAH—if you twist off the the Garden court and lower bowl on the Knicks ring, it reveals a bejeweled replica of Penn Station underneath!

It’s funny because the Nets should play in Jersey and the Jets should play near the LIRR.

The rings are just too big nowadays. You can’t actually wear them. Meanwhile Clyde wears his two rings every day. Don’t get me wrong, the 2026 rings are awesome. But if I had to choose, I’d want something I can actually wear. Something that reminds me every day for the rest of my life about what I earned.