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Timothée Chalamet celebrates after the New York Knicks' victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Mariska Hargitay and other Knicks-loving celebrities turned to social media Saturday night to celebrate the New York team’s first championship in 53 years.
While Knicks diehards like Timothee Chalamet, Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, and Tracy Morgan were in San Antonio to witness the team’s first title since 1973, many more famous fans watched on television and celebrated the Game 5 win from home.
“Congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers, NBA Champions!!!!!,” Jennifer Lopez wrote on social media alongside a video of her celebrating the win.
Congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers, NBA Champions!!!!! I remember the last time the Knicks were making a run for the championship and rushing home every game day from the set to watch Ewing, Starks and Oakley make a hell of a run. We have all been waiting patiently… pic.twitter.com/ugCRWkkjJf
— jlo (@JLo) June 14, 2026
“I remember the last time the Knicks were making a run for the championship and rushing home every game day from the set to watch Ewing, Starks and Oakley make a hell of a run. We have all been waiting patiently for this day for years. Thank you for uniting our city again…for uniting the world. You restored faith, hope and belief in that there’s nothing we can’t do!! Hard work, goodness and teamwork pays off! You set the city on fire!!”
(Lopez might be mixing up the 1994 Knicks team that lost in the Finals with the Starks-and-Oakley-less 1999 team that also reached the championships, ultimately losing to the Spurs.)
Cardi B, who performed during halftime of Game 3, watched the championship-winning game on a cellphone in her basement. “We won!” she yelled around her house. “We fucking won!”
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Hargitay, who attended the historic Game 4 comeback victory alongside Taylor Swift, posted a tribute to her friend and Finals MVP Jalen Brunson after the win: “And you lead the way for so many. Congratulations to you all and deepest thanks.”
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(Brunson quipped in a postgame interview what his plans were after winning the title, “Try to get on SVU.”)
"Try to get on SVU" –– Jalen Brunson on what's next pic.twitter.com/z7CVdPCPVK
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) June 14, 2026
Jon Stewart, like thousands of New Yorkers, took to the streets to watch Game 5’s closing moments projected on the side of a building:
