Overview
- The New York Knicks clinched the 2025–26 NBA championship by beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 on Saturday, June 14, 2026, sealing a 4-1 Finals series victory.
- Jalen Brunson was named Finals MVP after scoring 45 points in the decisive game and delivering a series-long scoring and leadership role for the Knicks.
- New York’s title followed a postseason marked by dramatic comebacks, including a record 29-point rally in Game 4, and a dominant overall playoff record of 16 wins and 3 losses.
- Financial reporting and league statements put the 2025–26 playoff prize pool at $35.7 million and cite an NBPA winners’ bonus near $8.5 million that is split among players, coaches and staff, yielding media estimates of roughly half a million to six hundred forty thousand dollars per person for players.
- New York officials announced a championship parade for the coming Thursday and thousands of fans have already flooded Manhattan, a civic celebration that brings multi-generational closure after more than five decades without a Knicks title.