Despite a gut-wrenching overtime loss on Wednesday night, the New York Knicks are closer to winning an NBA championship than they have been in 25 years. And many fans are feeling fond — and maybe even proud — of the team owner they’ve long loved to hate.

The Knicks went on a surge in the second quarter to take a seven-point lead at halftime. In fact, they scored 69 points and shot 51% from the field and 42.1% from 3-point range while three of their players scored at least a dozen points.

On Wednesday night in Manhattan, Obi Toppin at least partly finally fulfilled the potential the New York Knicks saw in him when they made him in the eighth over

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that some streets in NYC are being temporarily co-named with New York Knicks players during their playoff run.

The Knicks sent the defending NBA champion Celtics home in six games and reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that street signs in Manhattan have been “temporarily co-named” to honor individual players on the New York Knicks as the team advances to the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000.

The New York Knicks lost in embarrassing fashion in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. Despite the team leading by 14 points with 2:45 remaining, the Knicks somehow lost the contest.