(FILES) Knicks fans celebrate in New York City after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, on June 3, 2026. As New York prepares to host the World Cup, the city is instead awash in Knicks blue and orange, reflecting a deep love for the gritty, unifying team chasing a historic NBA Finals victory. The Knicks took a commanding 2-0 lead on June 5 in the best of seven series against the San Antonio Spurs, and now the action shifts to the Big Apple for games three and four. (Photo by TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Fans watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on a screen projected onto a bus by the West 4th Street Basketball Courts on June 5, 2026 in New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Fans watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on a screen projected onto a bus by the West 4th Street Basketball Courts on June 5, 2026 in New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Fans watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on a screen projected onto a bus by the West 4th Street Basketball Courts on June 5, 2026 in New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Fans watch Game 2 of the NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on a screen projected onto a bus by the West 4th Street Basketball Courts on June 5, 2026 in New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 05: Spike Lee is driven through a crowd of New York Knicks supporters after their Game 2 win in the NBA Finals against San Antonio Spurs on June 5, 2026 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 5: Spike Lee is driven through a crowd of New York Knicks supporters after their Game 2 win in the NBA Finals against San Antonio Spurs on June 5, 2026 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 5: Spike Lee is driven through a crowd of New York Knicks supporters after their Game 2 win in the NBA Finals against San Antonio Spurs on June 5, 2026 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. New York Knicks fans are expected to fill the streets once again as they seek the franchise's first championship since 1973. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)