{"id":263952,"date":"2026-06-12T00:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/263952\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T00:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T00:31:25","slug":"rihanna-asap-rocky-joined-knicks-fans-on-nyc-street-to-celebrate-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/263952\/","title":{"rendered":"Rihanna, ASAP Rocky joined Knicks fans on NYC street to celebrate comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/new-york-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York City&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York City<\/a> is famously known as the city that never sleeps, and it may never sleep again after what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-nba-knicks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Knicks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Knicks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New York Knicks<\/a> just did.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks have won 14 of their past 15 games, including two 20-plus second-half comebacks, but nothing was more impressive than pulling off the largest comeback in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NBA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NBA<\/a> Finals history at the expense of the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio Spurs;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Antonio Spurs&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs led by as many as 29 points in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. They held a 27-point lead at halftime, which felt like a relic by the time Knicks wing <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/players\/5836\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:OG Anunoby;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;OG Anunoby&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OG Anunoby<\/a> tipped in the game winner with 1.2 seconds left. The Knicks won, 107-106, to take a 3-1 series lead and snatch <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;San Antonio&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Antonio<\/a>\u2019s collective soul.<\/p>\n<p>Madison Square Garden was packed with bewildered celebrities who lingered at The Mecca long after the buzzer had sounded. Of course, the party spilled out into multiple New York City streets, and that\u2019s where Knicks fans encountered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/rihanna\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rihanna;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rihanna&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rihanna<\/a> and A$AP Rocky, one of music and fashion\u2019s biggest power couples.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 MAY 04: A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend the 2026 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cCostume Art\u201d \u2013 Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo\/FilmMagic)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/61d67e1f9316974bff6d013906b6e73e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 MAY 04: A$AP Rocky and Rihanna attend the 2026 Met Gala Celebrating \u201cCostume Art\u201d \u2013 Arrivals at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo\/FilmMagic)<\/p>\n<p>TMZ and various other accounts posted videos of Rihanna and Rocky shooting into a mini hoop while surrounded by overly hyped Knicks fans. TMZ\u2019s video claimed this occurred at 3 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in this Finals series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/asap-rocky-is-a-knick\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GQ found Rocky;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GQ found Rocky&quot;}\" class=\"link \">GQ found Rocky<\/a> amongst New Yorkers on the street and asked how long he\u2019s been a Knicks fan, and his response was incredible.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet the [expletive] out of here, man,\u201d Rocky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZOkFALyjPg\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">said<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m from New York, sweetheart. I ain\u2019t no Knicks fan. I am a Knick. You [expletive] me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s likely how all of New York feels today, and it will reach an incomprehensible level if the Knicks can win one more game to capture their first championship since 1973. 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