{"id":265735,"date":"2026-06-13T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/265735\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T18:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T18:57:11","slug":"fat-joe-says-knicks-finals-run-is-greatest-unification-of-nyc-since-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/265735\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Joe Says Knicks\u2019 Finals Run Is \u2018Greatest Unification\u2019 of NYC Since 9\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City<\/a> is on a high right now.<\/p>\n

The New York Knicks<\/a> are up two games on the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> in the NBA Finals<\/a>, with the series headed to MSG for Game 3. It\u2019s the first time the Knicks have played in the NBA Finals since 1999, and the city is rocking.<\/p>\n

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Fat Joe<\/a>, a lifelong Knicks fan, put the vibes in perspective for those not in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen Hasidic Jews breakdancing with Black kids outside the stadium. This is the greatest unification you\u2019ve ever seen of this New York City in your life since 9\/11,\u201d he said, per ABC News<\/a>. \u201cIf you want to know what we felt like in 9\/11 after the tragedy, it\u2019s what you\u2019re seeing around New York City, is everybody together. This is insane.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Joe went on to describe the various watch parties happening all over the city. \u201cI\u2019ve got a friend, he puts a screen in his backyard. He said the whole neighborhood, people he\u2019s never talked to in his life are walking through his house, opening the refrigerator,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is like, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fat Joe\u2019s commentary on the finals continued during a special episode of Joe and Jada.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe city is linking up and turning it into beautiful chaos, man,\u201d Jadakiss<\/a> said at the 4:06 minute mark of the video below, prompting Joe to add, \u201cThey making Mamdani look like the king of Belair, huh? They saying crime is down. Nobody’s arguing. The city’s just all together, unified like it’s never been.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Knicks defeated the Spurs 105-104 to take a commanding series lead. Now they\u2019re going to MSG, where Donald Trump will also be in attendance<\/a>. The president\u2019s presence will take the circus to a whole new level.<\/p>\n

Former Knick Amar\u2019e Stoudemire seems to think Trump will \u201cget a standing ovation.\u201d One thing\u2019s for sure, we\u2019ll all be watching.<\/p>\n

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