Knicks’ NBA title finally allowed Patrick Ewing to ‘exhale’: Karl-Anthony Towns
The New York Knicks captured the 2026 NBA championship, ending a 53‑year title drought. After Game 5, Karl‑Anthony Towns embraced former Knicks star Patrick Ewing, saying the victory let Ewing finally “exhale.” Towns, a lifelong Knicks fan, highlighted the win’s emotional impact on the city and its alumni.
- ▪The Knicks secured the 2026 NBA Finals title, their first championship since 1973.
- ▪Karl‑Anthony Towns hugged Patrick Ewing after the Game 5 victory, describing the moment as a release for the former star.
- ▪Ewing, a Hall of Famer, had previously come close to a title in 1994 and missed the 1999 finals due to injury.
- ▪Towns, who grew up near New York, emphasized how the win healed fans and former players alike.
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nba finals NBA New York Knicks Knicks’ NBA title finally allowed Patrick Ewing to ‘exhale’: Karl-Anthony Towns By Collin Ward Published June 16, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Karl-Anthony Towns shared his first NBA title with Knicks legend Patrick Ewing. The two met on the Frost Bank Center court in San Antonio after New York won Game 5 because Towns said he knew how much the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years meant to Ewing, a legend of the team. “It was so amazing to see how this win healed so many people in New York, fan-wise and even to the alumni, and Patrick,” Towns said on “The Howard Stern Show” on Tuesday.
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