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📸 Knicks fans throng NYC for joyous parade
Key takeaways
- And on Thursday morning, the franchise enjoyed its first ticker-tape parade down New York's Canyon of Heroes.
- A unique quirk in New York City parade history is responsible for Thursday marking an unusual Knicks first.
- Combine that with a 53-year title drought, and Thursday morning came with a lot of anticipation.
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And on Thursday morning, the franchise enjoyed its first ticker-tape parade down New York's Canyon of Heroes.
A unique quirk in New York City parade history is responsible for Thursday marking an unusual Knicks first. In the 1970s, when the team won its first two NBA Finals, the tradition of ticker-tape parades in the Big Apple was on hiatus.
Combine that with a 53-year title drought, and Thursday morning came with a lot of anticipation.
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