It's time for a trip through the Canyon of Heroes.
Thursday's New York Knicks championship parade will celebrate New York's first NBA title since 1973. Jalen Brunson & Co. -- who defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games -- ended one of the longest droughts in the league, and fans are on hand to celebrate accordingly.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. ET with the route starting near Bowling Green in lower Manhattan before going north along Broadway and ending at City Hall. A ceremony will take place at City Hall, and singer Alicia Keys will perform her hit "Empire State of Mind," which she recorded in 2009 with Jay-Z, following the parade.
Here are all the top sights and sounds from the Knicks' championship parade.
NYPD confuses Tyler Kolek for a fan
Cops mistook Tyler Kolek for a fan 😩 #alwaysknicks pic.twitter.com/7LxI29zahb
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) June 18, 2026
Jalen Brunson with a word for the naysayers
"There's a lot of people that have a lot of opinions. But when you prove them wrong, you don't have to say s--- to them."
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 18, 2026
Jalen Brunson with a message 😤 pic.twitter.com/bBOiVtRnpE
Mayor Mamdani opens up the rally
"For 53 long years we have watched the New York Knicks and waited ..." 🗣
— ESPN (@espn) June 18, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani opens up the Knicks parade pic.twitter.com/aN9EE2O9il
Special delivery, anyone?
Only in New York could someone get food delivered in the middle of a championship parade 😂
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 18, 2026
(via cam_kirkwood_/IG) pic.twitter.com/H6r760dRD8
Josh Hart channeling his inner DMX with fans
Josh Hart living his best life 😂😭
— ESPN (@espn) June 18, 2026
(via @joshhart) pic.twitter.com/96COBKMhZP
Timothée Chalamet on the float at the Knicks parade 🔥 Clyde's got the keys 🔑 Fans serenade Mike Brown as he passes with "Who Let The Dogs Out" KAT and NYC Mayor Mamdani hit the "lean back" 😂 pic.twitter.com/vLBuZgRW1w Uproarious "M-V-P" chants for Jalen Brunson pic.twitter.com/hLcddu4geD Also getting MVP chants? The New York City Department of Sanitation pic.twitter.com/Z0t1O2Ix4xTimothée Chalamet taking in the experience
Watch New York's NBA championship parade on ESPN2, ESPN X and the ESPN App 🍿 pic.twitter.com/rIMchzoBQyWalt Frazier rides in style in a vintage Chrysler
Walt Frazier is leading the Canyon of Heroes parade in a 1952 Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton 🗽 pic.twitter.com/ufc2r35XfUFans let out 'Who Let the Dogs Out' chants for Mike Brown -- and he's loving it
Safe to say he's enjoying it. pic.twitter.com/g9lh6trOaMKarl-Anthony Towns and Mayor Mamdani have the moves
The MVP ... and the real MVP
Love for Alvarado
A lot of local love for resident NYC native Jose Alvarado pic.twitter.com/oWOXbUQXsN
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) June 18, 2026
ESPN's live from the parade
Start spreading the news, we are LIVE FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP PARADE!
— ESPN (@espn) June 18, 2026
Watch here, ESPN2 and the ESPN App as the New York Knicks celebrate their first NBA title in 53 years 🏆 https://t.co/smcdgtlyj5
Full house
KNICKS PARADE UPDATE:
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) June 18, 2026
All viewing pens are full. No one else will be allowed in the viewing area.
As a reminder, if you leave the viewing pens, you will not be allowed reentry.
There are no trains stopping south of Canal St in Manhattan. pic.twitter.com/HDzR8l4Azb
Crowd's getting pumped
One hour before official start time, the crowd is starting to fully rev up pic.twitter.com/PCMNvTaeq8
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) June 18, 2026
Ben Stiller's in the house
A bus drove by the first crowd of fans on Battery Place -- with Ben Stiller visible in the front row, drawing huge cheers. -- J.J. Post
BING BONG meets DOINK DOINK
Jalen Brunson's SVU love, memorialized in shirt form pic.twitter.com/zndHRSVNkP
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) June 18, 2026
Jersey love
We've got a Karl-Anthony Towns jersey on a goat onesie, Dominican Republic flag in tow pic.twitter.com/ug6ivOkIZp
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) June 18, 2026
A quick poll of jerseys based on my immediate frame of reference: Towns, Anunoby, Bridges, Hart, Ewing, Anthony, Stoudemire and Quickley all represented with one apiece.
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) June 18, 2026
Two names are represented twice in that small sample size: Jalen Brunson ... and Jamal Crawford.
Early start
It is 5:30 AM. The parade entrance line at Battery Park is well-populated. pic.twitter.com/5nlYYJ4GnB
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) June 18, 2026
