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Jalen Brunson lifting the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP trophy after the Knicks won their first league title in 53 years. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images One of the first stops on the NBA champion New York Knicks’ celebration tour will be The Tonight Show, where they’ll reunite with the Wu-Tang Clan.
On Monday, the Knicks’ star starting five — Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Annoy, and Mikal Bridges — will join host Jimmy Fallon to celebrate the team’s first title in 53 years. Coach Mike Brown and the rest of the team will also be on hand, as will other special guests.
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As for the Wu-Tang Clan performance, it’s a clever nod to the Knicks’ massive game four win over the San Antonio Spurs: The NYC rap legends performed at halftime during that game, when the Knicks were down a seemingly insurmountable 29 points, and the Spurs looked poised to even the series at two games apiece. Still, at the end of the halftime performance, Method Man declared, “Knicks in five.” The team then proceeded to come back and win game four 107 – 106 before polishing off the Spurs in game five on Saturday.
