Knicks quietly raise NBA Cup banner to rafters in Garden surprise

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-21 · by Stefan Bondy

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The Knicks quietly raised a banner recognizing their victory in the NBA Cup tournament without much fanfare or acknowledgment from team owner James Dolan, who initially refused to celebrate this achievement. The banner was hung on Tuesday before the official championship ring ceremony, with coach Mike Brown expressing appreciation for the recognition of both players and fans despite Dolan’s earlier reluctance. This move came after the Knicks won both the NBA Cup in December and the NBA Championship later in the season, marking a significant turnaround from Dolan's initial stance against celebrating the NBA Cup as anything more than a consolation prize.

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LeBron James made his regular-season debut with the Philadelphia 76ers in their victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, October 24, 2026. During the game, Knicks fans chanted "We don't want you!" towards James, who had been linked to the Knicks during free agency but ultimately signed with the Sixers.

The New York Knicks faced a public relations issue when their parent company, Madison Square Garden Sports, sent out an email that led employees to believe they were selecting championship rings. Instead, clicking on the link directed them to mandatory cybersecurity training as part of a phishing simulation exercise. The company later acknowledged this was an "unfortunate mistake" and assured that over 275 individuals would still receive their championship rings worth more than $3.7 million.

Bruce Arthur's article in The Athletic highlighted the unusual circumstances surrounding the Knicks' ring ceremony, noting the absence of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver due to tensions between owner James Dolan and the league. Joe Kottke from NBC News also reported on the phishing incident, criticizing the management for their handling of employee communications during such a significant moment for the team.

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After James Dolan originally balked at recognizing Adam Silver’s beloved tournament, a “2025 NBA Cup champions” banner was stealthily hung Tuesday — hours before the Knicks celebrated the bigger championship on ring night. “I haven’t seen it yet,” coach Mike Brown said of the NBA Cup banner.

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2026-10-21 · New York Post

Knicks quietly raise NBA Cup banner to rafters in Garden surprise · assertive framing

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Like a thief in the night, the Knicks raised their NBA Cup banner. asserted

Knicks → raise → banner

Brown → balk → banner

“But I think it’s just a recognition of what our journey was like last year. asserted

journey → think → what

There were obviously a lot of ups and downs throughout the course of the year and our guys rallied and figured out a way to win the NBA Cup. asserted

guys → be → Cup

It’s just a recognition to not just our guys, but the fans out there. asserted

It → ’ → guys

We got fantastic fans, and to be able to show a little love to them is pretty neat.” asserted

be → get → them

The Knicks beat the Spurs to win the NBA Cup in December, which represented Dolan’s first opportunity to raise a championship banner since the Atlantic Division title in 2013. asserted

which → beat → 2013

But Dolan became the first owner to decline raising the NBA Cup banner, telling WFAN in January, “We want an NBA championship, we don’t want some consolation prize.” asserted

we → become → prize

Dolan caused a stir because Silver had been propping up the NBA Cup as a significant tournament. asserted

Silver → cause → tournament

The Knicks then became the first team to win the NBA Cup and the NBA championship. asserted

Knicks → become → Cup

They raised both banners on the same day, although the NBA Cup’s appeared out of nowhere and was tucked in the corner. asserted

Cup → raise → corner

When considering the face of his league to replace LeBron James and Stephen Curry, Silver identified Jalen Brunson. asserted

Silver → consider → Brunson

“It’s hard not to start with Jalen Brunson,” Silver said Tuesday on ESPN. asserted

Silver → ’ → ESPN

“I’ll be down when they hang the banner tonight for the championship. asserted

they → hang → championship

Here’s a guy who was a second-round pick, was picked up as a free agent from Dallas, and nobody talked about him as the next superstar in the league, but look how he’s led that team to a championship. asserted

he → ’ → championship

Brunson, 30, certainly wasn’t in the mix before leading the Knicks to the 2026 championship. asserted

Brunson → lead → championship

But Brunson has the benefit of the most recent title and the NBA’s biggest market. asserted

Brunson → have → title

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