The 53-Year Exorcism: How Jalen Brunson and the Knicks finally healed decades of New York heartbreak

Posted Jun 14, 2026
For the Knicks fans who have waited 53 years for this moment, the feeling upon seeing Jalen Brunson lift up the Larry O’Brien trophy was disbelief. This happens to other franchises, not the Knicks. At least, not to Knicks fans born after Watergate. Millennial Knicks fans never witnessed that beautiful 1973 team. Instead, they were raised on heartbreak. (Sporting News)

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