{"id":266497,"date":"2026-06-14T15:29:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/266497\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T15:29:20","slug":"its-about-time-brooklyn-celebrates-historic-knicks-championship-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/266497\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s about time\u2019: Brooklyn celebrates historic Knicks championship \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-13.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"NY:  Knick NBA Finals Win\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn erupted in celebration Saturday night after the New York Knicks captured their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/sports\/knicks-win-nba-title-6-13-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first NBA championship in 53 years<\/a>, rallying from a 16-point deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals and ending a decades-long title drought.<\/p>\n<p>Over the moon Knicks fans poured into the streets across the borough, turning neighborhoods into impromptu block parties filled with music, dancing and chants of \u201cLet\u2019s Go Knicks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans dance in the streets of Brooklyn Saturday night after New York clinched its first NBA championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n<p>Crowds gathered well into the night, dancing in the streets as passing cars honked in support and strangers embraced. In Park Slope, where revelers kept the party going on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZi7PGLM1bQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn Pride<\/a> despite the shutdown of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZjLNn5s-6I\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">fan-favorite outdoor watch party<\/a>, festivities were amplified by spirited drumline performances from Fogo Azul, whose rhythms carried the celebration late into the night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Members of Fogo Azul lead a spirited drumline performance during a Knicks championship celebration in Park Slope.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Members of Fogo Azul lead a spirited drumline performance during a Knicks championship celebration in Park Slope.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Members of Fogo Azul lead a spirited drumline performance during a Knicks championship celebration in Park Slope.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n<p>For many, the moment was years \u2014 even decades \u2014 in the making.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting my entire life for this,\u201d one fan told Brooklyn Paper. \u201cI\u2019m 42 years old, I\u2019m from New York, I\u2019ve been a New York Knicks fan my entire life. Knicks fans, we\u2019ve had our hearts broken many times in the past\u2026today, this finals \u2026 none of us were comfortable. We were confident but we didn\u2019t feel comfortable. Now, we can finally relax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another fan summed up the mood in just four words: \u201cIt\u2019s about time.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244286\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-38.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-37.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Nervous but hopeful Knicks fans watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals as New York chases its first title since 1973.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Nervous but hopeful Knicks fans watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals as New York chases its first title since 1973.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-35.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/KnicksFans_061326-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"560\"  \/>Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years.Photo by Gabriele Holtermann<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knicks fans celebrate New York\u2019s second NBA title and its first championship in 53 years. 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