Knicks End 53-Year NBA Championship Drought
After 53 years, the NBA title returns to New York as the Knicks claim their long-awaited championship.
Tim Bontemps Jun 14, 2026, 12:48 AM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what's impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. Follow on X
_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49055354/nba-finals-2026-knicks-spurs-title-53-years-making)._
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