{"id":2459989,"date":"2026-06-15T10:18:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2459989"},"modified":"2026-06-15T10:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T10:18:58","slug":"knicks-will-take-over-the-tonight-show-for-special-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/knicks-will-take-over-the-tonight-show-for-special-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks will take over &#8216;The Tonight Show&#8217; for special episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/new-york-knicks-finals-run-city-reactions\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Knicks fever<\/a> remains sky high this week with the NBA Champions set to take over <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>The Tonight Show<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/the-new-york-knicks-storybook-championship\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">a historic win that essentially broke the internet<\/a>, the New York Knicks will join Jimmy Fallon for a special episode on Monday night. <\/p>\n<p>In a press statement, Fallon called it &#8220;a booking 53 years in the making.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/the-new-york-knicks-storybook-championship\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Social media reacts to Knicks&#8217; storybook NBA Finals win<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>After 53 years, the Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday night, beating the San Antonio Spurs. Following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/trump-knicks-curse-booed-at-msg\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">alleged curses<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/knicks-game-4-highlights-social-media-reacts\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">one hell of a comeback<\/a>, the Knicks sealed their Game 5 victory 94-90, prompting celebrations in the streets of New York City and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/the-new-york-knicks-storybook-championship\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">across social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Top Stories<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<blockquote class=\"twitterEmbed twitter-tweet\"><p>\n    <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-gray-600\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/2066011793290416183\" title=\"(Opens in a new tab) (opens in a new window)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n        This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday night, the entire Knicks team will appear on <em>The Tonight Show, <\/em>with NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges set to be interviewed by Fallon. Knicks head coach Mike Brown and the Knicks City Dancers will also join the show.<\/p>\n<p>To seal the celebrations, New York icons Wu-Tang Clan will perform on the episode.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the Knicks Tonight Show special have already been allocated to &#8220;Knicks fans who were unable to attend the Finals in person,&#8221; according to a press release. 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