# New York Knicks Hold First Championship Parade in 53 Years as Two Million Fans Flood Canyon of Heroes

*2026-06-19 10:04 UTC · Other · 1 min read*

> Two million fans flooded Broadway for the Knicks' first championship parade in 53 years after their 4-1 NBA Finals win over the Spurs, with Alicia Keys performing at City Hall.

The New York Knicks celebrated their 2026 NBA championship with a historic ticker-tape parade down Broadway's Canyon of Heroes on Thursday, drawing an estimated two million fans. The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the NBA Finals, ending a 53-year title drought. Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, who scored 45 points in the clinching Game 5, was met with a deafening roar as the motorcade rolled past packed sidewalks all the way to City Hall.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a championship ceremony on City Hall Plaza where the players received keys to the city. Singer Alicia Keys closed out the celebration with a live performance of "Empire State of Mind," with the crowd of millions singing along. The 2026 NBA Finals averaged more than 20 million viewers on ABC/ESPN — the most-watched postseason since 1998.

The Knicks' title run will long be remembered for its drama, including the historic 29-point comeback in Game 4 that shifted the series. This is also the franchise's first-ever ticker-tape parade: when they won in 1970 and 1973, no Canyon of Heroes celebration was held. New York City had waited more than half a century for this moment.

## Sources

- [cbssports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/knicks-championship-parade-details-date-route/)
- [sports.yahoo.com](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/knicks-championship-parade-2026-date-032944250.html)

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