{"id":270494,"date":"2026-06-18T04:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/270494\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T04:19:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:19:39","slug":"walt-frazier-patrick-ewing-joining-knicks-for-nyc-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/270494\/","title":{"rendered":"Walt Frazier, Patrick Ewing joining Knicks for NYC parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walt Frazier and Patrick Ewing will finally get their parade.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks\u2019 biggest legends, among other team alumni, will travel down the Canyon of Heroes during Thursday morning\u2019s championship parade in lower Manhattan, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Frazier led the Knicks to two titles more than 50 years ago, but he and his teammates never partook in a parade. In 1970, the Knicks were honored with a ceremony at Gracie Mansion.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.87109375;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39706239\" width=\"514\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/new-york-knicks-vs-san-130896498_70c14b.jpg\" alt=\"Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (l.) and legend Walt Frazier (r.) celebrate after the team's NBA championship win on June 13, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-39706239\"  \/>Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (l.) and legend Walt Frazier (r.) celebrate after the team\u2019s NBA championship win on June 13, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ NY Post<\/p>\n<p>In 1973, roughly 2,000 fans joined them at a celebration at City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>During this run that broke the franchise\u2019s 53-year championship drought, the Knicks welcomed back several former players to games at Madison Square Garden, including Bill Bradley, Bernard King, Larry Johnson, Latrell Sprewell, Marcus Camby, Jeremy Lin, among many others, including Ewing, John Starks and Allan Houston, who are each currently employed by the team.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39706244\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/new-york-knicks-vs-san-130894888_4661b0.jpg\" alt=\"Karl-Anthony Towns (c.) and Patrick Ewing (r.) hold up the New York Post cover after winning the NBA championship on June 13, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-39706244\"  \/>Karl-Anthony Towns (c.) and Patrick Ewing (r.) hold up the New York Post cover after winning the NBA championship on June 13, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Ewing, who brought the Knicks within one win of a championship in 1994, will now be showered with confetti on Broadway, a quarter-century after that long-awaited moment seemed lost to history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means everything to the city,\u201d Ewing said after the Knicks <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/14\/us-news\/ny-posts-front-page-becomes-instant-classic-after-knicks-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clinched the championship<\/a> in San Antonio. \u201cIt was a magical run, all the things they were able to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Walt Frazier and Patrick Ewing will finally get their parade. 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