New York Knicks Win NBA Championship Behind Jalen Brunson's Heroics in Game 5
By
Barry Petchesky
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Summary
The New York Knicks have won the NBA Championship with a 94-90 victory in Game 5, led by Jalen Brunson's exceptional performance. The article explores the surreal nature of this victory for Knicks fans, whose fandom has historically been defined by shared suffering and disappointment. It reflects on the communal experience of Knicks fandom, which has traditionally centered on feeling bad together, and how this championship upends that identity.
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This is an unsettling and unusual thing to say, because they are the New York Knicks.
Knicks fandom has, historically, been about feeling bad. But feeling bad together is still a communal experience.
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