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The Knicks championship parade took over lower Manhattan on Thursday morning. While Jalen Brunson was the star of the show, a fair share of celebs joined him in traveling up the Canyon of Heroes. The regulars from Madison Square Garden’s Celebrity Row were all in attendance, and, yes, Jordyn Woods brought the bag. Forget Zero Bond, New York’s most exclusive club is now the Knicks floats — here’s who managed to secure a spot.
Jordyn Woods spotted with her good luck purse! pic.twitter.com/YVDtyJqgSh
— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 18, 2026
Jordyn Woods, who is engaged to Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns, pulled up to the parade with her now-iconic orange bag in tow. The faux-ostrich purse was a good-luck charm throughout the finals, and it got its last hurrah at the parade. Woods said on the Today show that she was going to hang the purse in the rafters after its final outing. Before it gets its place of honor, the purse got to meet one last fan:
The mayor with the good luck bag
(Via IG/jordynwoods) pic.twitter.com/9ZrSP0SvOS
— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 18, 2026
“I’ve never been to a parade EVER – I’m glad it’s this one!” – Spike Lee is soaking it all in at the Knicks Championship parade.@VolvoCarUSA | @McNuttMonica | #AlwaysKnicks pic.twitter.com/qn0rSTXWdg
— KNICKS ON MSG (@KnicksMSGN) June 18, 2026
Despite the fact that there are approximately one million parades in this city every year, Spike Lee (born and raised New Yorker) told reporter Monica McNutt that he had never been to one before. “I’m glad it’s this one!” he exclaimed while riding on a float.
KAT and NYC Mayor Mamdani hit the “lean back” 😂 pic.twitter.com/vLBuZgRW1w
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 18, 2026
The thing about having a millennial mayor is that when the Knicks win, he will be hitting a lean back with KAT.
NBA Champion Fat Joe pic.twitter.com/HEsb9yQs73
— Brad Hoylman-Sigal 🌈🥯 (@bradhoylman) June 18, 2026
Speaking of Fat Joe, look how happy he is!
Timothée Chalamet at today’s New York Knicks Championship parade. pic.twitter.com/aFvMyUUyrS
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 18, 2026
Timothée Chalamet, honorary teammate and ultimate hype man, was also along for the ride. At one point, they even let him get on the mic and lead the crowd in a “Let’s go, Knicks!” chant.
Timothée Chalamet at today’s New York Knicks Championship parade. pic.twitter.com/aFvMyUUyrS
— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 18, 2026
Ben Stiller is on a float at the Knicks’ parade! pic.twitter.com/U6Ds15IgRK
— SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 18, 2026
As he was throughout most of the Knicks’ Finals run, Ben Stiller was filming the parade on his iPhone with a big, goofy grin on his face. On Wednesday, Stiller announced that his footage was going to be turned into a documentary about the Knicks championship run with A24 and HBO.
Josh Safdie filming something with the Knicks..pic.twitter.com/cbGX2j6EIC
— T (@GuadagninoFilms) June 18, 2026
Stiller was not the only person filming the Knicks. Josh Safdie was traveling alongside the team shooting footage of his own. If you didn’t feel enough anxiety during the last minutes of game five, I have good news for you!
Up at City Hall, John Turturro displayed some really incredible dance moves.
Law & Order SVU star & EP Mariska Hargitay ready to celebrate #AlwaysKnicks championship pic.twitter.com/nPz9avW5VI
— Nick Hamilton (@NickHamilton213) June 18, 2026
The celebration wouldn’t be complete without Hargitay, who is basically best friends with Jalen Brunson at this point. I can’t stop watching this video of her launching … something? A T-shirt? A shoe? into the crowd and then hitting that dance move. It’s enchanting.
No offense to Martha Stewart, but taking a car and then getting on a bus does not really sound like a “complicated journey.” She should talk to someone from Long Island who put on an adult diaper and got on the LIRR at 3 a.m.
Yung Miami on a championship parade float with Mary J. Blige and Teyana Taylor.🏆💙 pic.twitter.com/Sb7OMGZqjk
— Caresha Base (@CareshaBase) June 18, 2026
I’m pretty sure these ladies were riding on the hip-hop float Fat Joe organized, which included New York legends like Wu-Tang Clan, Ja Rule, and Jadakiss. If you could pick which float you were on, that would be a pretty good one.
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