The New York Knicks are the toast of the the Big Apple as they bask in the glow of being world champions — letting loose in exclusive nightclubs and making the rounds on national talk shows.
The team brought the championship trophy back home to the five boroughs for the first time since 1973 after clinching the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, boarding flights after celebrating at the Spurs’ Frost Bank Center.
But the party didn’t really get underway until the champs were back in Gotham, letting their hair down after a historic playoff run with the team now as in demand on shows like “The Tonight Show” and “Good Morning America” as some of their super-famous Celebrity Row supporters.
All the partying will ultimately be a pre-game to the highest honor — a ticker-tape parade down Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes with thousands of title-starved New Yorkers cheering them on.
Finals MVP Jalen Brunson recounted the whirlwind weekend during an appearance on “Good Morning America” Monday, confessing he covered his head with a towel after securing the title because he was overcome with emotion.
“Honestly, it was like a lifetime, honestly, that’s what it felt like,” the clutch captain of the squad said. “I knew I had to because I knew that face would look crazy on TV. I think the best part about it is that these guys have my back night in and night out. Made that moment 10 times more special.”
The star guard also made a special guest appearance on ABC’s “The View” on Monday — and dished on his reaction to Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s violent shove in Game 3 that went viral but was somehow not ruled a flagrant foul.
“I wanted to [retaliate] but at the same time, I knew that being a leader, understanding the moment, understanding the situation, you have to keep your composure,” Brunson said. “No matter when it’s being too high or being too low, you gotta stay even-keeled. That’s something I had for a long time.”
Away from the TV cameras, the Knicks partied at Flyfish Club, an exclusive private members’ club on the Lower East Side, for a blowout bash on Sunday night.
Brunson, Mikal Bridges, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby, Landry Shamet, Miles McBride, Tyler Kolek, Mohamed Diawara, Kevin McCullar Jr., Trey Jemison III, Dillon Jones, Ariel Hukporti and Jordan Clarkson were all spied in exclusive photos obtained by The Post.
Towns’ fiancée Jordyn Woods, whose blazing orange bag became an unofficial good luck charm for the team, was also spotted cutting loose with the champs.
The boys rubbed elbows with Yankees All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. as family and close friends were treated with performances from BET-nominated rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie.
Knicks point guard Jose Alvarado and guard Clarkson, meanwhile, reveled in the streets with fans during the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday.
“Thank you guys so much, it means the world to me. Really,” Alvarado said as he stood on a float. “I’m a kid from Brooklyn. And the Knicks party f–kin’ did it.”
Alvarado grew up in Williamsburg before his family moved to Queens. He is the only born-and-raised New Yorker on the current Knicks roster.
Shooting guard Bridges partied a little too hard and took to Instagram Live to yap about everything from talk of the city building a statue of Brunson to his dog’s favorite songs.
“Build him a statue,” Bridges said. “Build that little big-headed ass n—a a statue bro.”
“Someone take Mikal’s phone away,” Brunson later wrote on X.
The team was also set to appear on Monday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
The Knicks have their championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes set for Thursday, which begins at Battery Park and ends at City Hall.