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The New York Knicks have been one of the better teams in the NBA. The team has been red-hot throughout December, going 7-2, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in the Emirates NBA Cup, and currently sitting as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo has an issue with Knicks fans like Stephen A. Smith and Timothée Chalamet celebrating the NBA Cup. "Somewhere, Walt Frazier and Willis Reed and Red Holzman are saying, 'really? We're going to celebrate this stupid thing? This inauthentic creation to jazz up… pic.twitter.com/ZgvK2YtNOT

There’s an old saying about opinions and the number of people that have them, and boy, has the Knicks’ NBA Cup championship brought out the gauntlet of opinions. Chris “Mad Dog” Russo roasted Knicks fans on ESPN’s “First Take” on Wednesday for celebrating the Cup title,

ESPN outlined how the Knicks could build a package around Karl-Anthony Towns to land Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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The New York Knicks became the third different team to win the NBA Cup since its inaugural season in 2023, joining the Lakers and Bucks.

“The New York Knicks will not raise an NBA Cup championship banner at Madison Square Garden, sources tell ESPN,” Charania reported. “The Lakers and Bucks raised banners for NBA Cup titles over the last two years. Knicks will celebrate with home fans Friday.”

The New York Knicks are coming off of about as strong of a reputation-builder as a team can ask for at this early point in the NBA's regular season. Despite sti

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Knicks vs. Indiana Pacers NBA game from 19 December 2025 on ESPN (AU).