Best of the Knicks on WFAN: Parade Day

**SPEAKER_1** (0:01)
Playing in front of you guys when we had our ups was fantastic, but you're the most knowledgeable fan base in the whole NBA. Your guys' energy when we had our downs was off the charts, and I want to thank you for it. There's nothing better than walking into the iconic building of MSG and getting down night after night after night in front of you guys. You guys made us feel the energy and brought us over to the hump when we didn't feel like playing, but when our game wasn't at the top. Again, I'd like to thank all the players. I can go down the line with all their accomplishments. They were huge throughout the course of the year. But at the end of the day, I want to thank you guys because without you, this wouldn't be possible. Let's go one time. Who let the dogs out?
Who let the dogs out?
I love you, New York!

**Evan Roberts** (1:01)
I don't know who let the dogs out, but I know who put them back in the kennel, the 2,000 Yankees. But that's a story for a different day.
Back to Mike Green.

**Tiki Barber** (1:07)
These might be the new dogs.

**Mike Breen** (1:08)
And now time to hear from the 2026 NBA Finals MVP and the captain of the Knicks, Jalen Brunson.

**Evan Roberts** (1:15)
You're listening to WFN, WFN FM, New York 101.9, Odyssey, the whole thing. Here's Jalen Brunson.

**Tiki Barber** (1:36)
Yes, there's one.

**Jalen Brunson** (1:39)
First and foremost, I want to say thank you to Jim Dolan and the front office for believing the kid no one else would. Thank you to my teammates, giving me confidence every single day. The belief we had in each other made this possible. Thank you to our coaching staff, our medical staff, everyone that pitched in every single day behind the scenes. Um, damn, we really did it, dog.
Somehow, someway, I knew we were going to find a way to get this done. Most importantly, thank you to the fans. I'm not going to lie though, y'all are some pretty hard critics. But we appreciate it. At least I do. Appreciate it a lot. Lastly, I want to thank my family.
Truly without them, their sacrifice and everything would be possible. My inner circle, I mean, they keep me humble every single day. They don't let me get off track for nothing. Damn, New York, we really did it, man. We really did it. We wouldn't trade this for a world. Lastly, there's a lot of people that have a lot of negative stuff to say. There's a lot of people who have a lot of opinions.
Nah, they don't deserve it. They don't deserve it. Appreciate y'all. Thank you.

**Evan Roberts** (3:43)
I thought he was ready to cut a wrestling promo when he says almost. I don't have to respond. Because the response is a championship.

**Tiki Barber** (3:49)
We knew he was gonna say that because he said that before.

**Evan Roberts** (3:51)
That's true.

**Tiki Barber** (3:52)
He didn't respond before. Why would he respond now?

**Evan Roberts** (3:54)
That's true. Back to Mike Breen.

**Mike Breen** (4:03)
All right, now it's time for one of the highest honors a city can give as we invite the mayor to come up once again and present the official keys to the city to your 2026 NBA Champion, New York Knicks.

**Evan Roberts** (4:16)
As the mayor stands up to do this, I mean, does the key work?
Like, what does it open? Do you know the answer to this?

**Tiki Barber** (4:23)
I would guess it opens the door, the front door of City Hall.

**Evan Roberts** (4:27)
All right, he's going to announce each guy, so we'll take a listen. Jim Dolan, the first announcement, his good friend, Mayor Bomb Donnie, they're shaking hands, they're posing for a picture.

**Mike Breen** (4:36)
Quentin Dolan.

**Evan Roberts** (4:38)
All right. James Dolan's son, Quentin Dolan, coming up to get his key to the city. Does the key work forever or just a short period of time?

**Tiki Barber** (4:47)
I would guess it works forever. I don't think they give out many of these.
I wouldn't know.

**Chris McMonigle** (4:52)
Leon Rose.

**Tiki Barber** (4:54)
Quentin Dolan looks like a bodybuilder. Yeah, he's built and put together.

**Evan Roberts** (4:59)
Leon Rose does not. Looks like my uncle.
He is posing for a picture with an iron.

**Tiki Barber** (5:06)
Your uncle doesn't have an NBA championship.

**Evan Roberts** (5:08)
This is World Wide West. We've heard that name many, many times. William Wesley, big part of this Knicks front office that Leon Rose brought with him.