Best moments from New York Knicks 2026 NBA championship parade

ByESPN staff ESPN logo
Thursday, June 18, 2026 3:52PM


It's time for a trip through the Canyon of Heroes.

Thursday's New York Knicks championship parade will celebrate New York's first NBA title since 1973. Jalen Brunson & Co. -- who defeated the San Antonio Spursin five games -- ended one of the longest droughts in the league, and fans are on hand to celebrate accordingly.

The parade begins at 10 a.m. ET with the route startingnear Bowling Green in lower Manhattan before going north along Broadway and ending at City Hall. A ceremony will take place at City Hall, and singer Alicia Keys will perform her hit "Empire State of Mind," which she recorded in 2009 with Jay-Z, following the parade.

Here are all the top sights and sounds from the Knicks' championship parade.



Timothée Chalamet taking in the experience




Walt Frazier rides in style in a vintage Chrysler










Fans let out 'Who Let the Dogs Out' chants for Mike Brown -- and he's loving it









Karl-Anthony Towns and Mayor Mamdani have the moves







The MVP ... and the real MVP

Love for Alvarado

ESPN's live from the parade

Full house

Crowd's getting pumped

Ben Stiller's in the house

A bus drove by the first crowd of fans on Battery Place -- with Ben Stiller visible in the front row, drawing huge cheers. -- J.J. Post

BING BONG meets DOINK DOINK

Jersey love

Early start

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