"This isn't a dream, cry!" New York celebrates NBA title after half a century, these words echo globally /VIDEO/

Pulse Sports Team 06:45 - 14 June 2026

The New York Knicks have become NBA champions after 53 years, and the emotional words of the commentator after the game perfectly illustrate how desperately this moment was awaited in the Big Apple.

The Knicks dominated the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, securing a convincing 4-1 series victory, including three road wins.

The New York franchise had waited a full 27 years just to reach the Finals, and since then, they'd endured so many dismal seasons that Knicks fans simply couldn't believe their team had finally ascended to the throne.

After the final buzzer sounded, confirming Mike Brown's team's triumph, the commentator's words perfectly encapsulated the journey and struggles Knicks fans had endured over all those years.

It's over, it's over! Knicks fans, this is not a dream, your long, long wait is finally over. Cry, after 53 years, the Knicks are champions again – the commentator declared in an emotional address.

New York thus ended its decades-long drought and returned to the NBA summit, and the celebrations in the city that lives and breathes basketball are sure to last for days.