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Knicks Knocking on Championship Door, Chasing First NBA Crown in 53 Years

Although the New York Knickerbockers won NBA championships in 1970 and 1973, the teams didn’t receive ticker-tape parades in Manhattan’s ‘Canyon of Heroes.’
Knicks Knocking on Championship Door, Chasing First NBA Crown in 53 Years
Tyler Kolek, No. 13 of the New York Knicks, reacts with teammates during a time out during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dec. 25, 2025. Pamela Smith/Getty Images
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New York City is due for another ticker-tape parade.

When the American Football League New York Jets stunned professional football in January 1969 by defeating the National Football League’s Baltimore Colts to claim victory in Super Bowl III, the “Broadway” Joe Namath-led team didn’t get a ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan, and 57 football seasons later, there has still been no Jets parade.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.