New York turns away from Lakers, Bucks without NBA Cup banner
With The New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs and win the NBA Cupthe celebration begins for the team as they are the third franchise to win the tournament in the season. However, with everything talk about the Knicks hanging the NBA Cup banner in Madison Square Gardenlooks like the team won’t go through with it.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reports, would say New York will not raise banner of the NBA Cup in Madison Square Garden, which was done by the previous two winners in the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks.
“New York Knicks will not raise NBA Cup championship banner at Madison Square Garden, sources tell ESPN,” Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The Lakers and Bucks have raised banners for NBA Cup titles the last two years. The Knicks will celebrate with their home fans on Friday.”
The news comes after some players, such as Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, gave their thoughts on the possibility of hanging the NBA Cup banner, both of whom remained indifferent. Knicks head coach Mike Brown wasn’t directly asked about it, but he would say so “most positive” What comes from winning the NBA Cup is hanging a banner in the legendary arena.
“The most positive thing is that you get to hang the banner in MSG, the most famous arena in the league,” Brown said after the league’s season-opening victory Tuesday night.
“The most positive thing is that you can hang a banner in MSG, the most famous arena in the league”
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Either way, it remains to be seen how New York will build on their NBA Cup win over the Spurs, as the team currently sits at 18-7, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks will take on the Indiana Pacers in their next game on Thursday night.
2025-12-17 16:49:00
