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Knicks championship: How sports connect communities in an increasingly rare way

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published June 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM CDT

New York City is celebrating the first Knicks NBA championship in 53 years.

Here & Now‘s Julian Zelizer talks about the rare way that this title run has connected fans, and why that’s an increasingly rare thing to witness today.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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