Nearly every time he came down the court with the ball, Brunson forced the action, jab-stepping to rock his defender off balance, then whirling like Baryshnikov toward the basket. He launched shots at cockeyed angles, challenging everyone, Wemby included, always without fear. In the end, he would not be denied. The Knicks won the game 94–90 and took their first N.B.A. title in fifty-three years. Cue the parade.

– David Remnick

After all the heartbreak. The Ewing finger roll. The Reggie Miller choke game. John Stark’s brick city. It was all worth it.

Seize the joy.

Seize it.

David Remnick, “The Knicks Take the Series—Seize the Joy!,” New Yorker, June 14, 2026, https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/the-knicks-win-the-nba-title.