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The New York Knicks win the world—one summer later

· 6 min read
Pedro Vega
Pedro Vega
Technical Writer | UX Writer | Content Designer | Voracious Vinyl Collecter | Alliteration Afficiionado | New Yorker

"What is New York if not 99.6 percent of the world stacked against you? And who are New Yorkers if not people who hear those odds and smile? [...] It is in that 0.4 percent that we go to work."

— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani

Well, it's been a whole summer since that faithful night in June when the Knicks fulfilled the dream generations of New Yorkers shared for 53 years. The city is still standing. The whole world thought New York City would explode, or implode, or something from the sheer chaos that would ensue, but we're still here.

Instead, the city exploded in love, one harmonious celebration echoing through every corner of the towns.

The New York Knicks are in the NBA Finals!

· 9 min read
Pedro Vega
Pedro Vega
Technical Writer | UX Writer | Content Designer | Voracious Vinyl Collecter | Alliteration Afficiionado | New Yorker
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This is a stream of consciousness post about the Knicks finally making it to the playoffs. I wanted to get these thoughts out there, and my loved ones are just about sick of me talking about nothing but the Knicks for the last month. So here we are.

Finally, the phrase "living through unprecedented times" means a good thing.

I love you, Jalen Brunson. ¡Big KAT, de lo mío personal ! Josh Hart—the human swiss army knife—you're the new Excellence of Execution. Landry Shamet, we dub thee "Champagne Shamet." Big Mitch, you've seen this team go from zeroes to heroes.

Mikail Bridges, who might be a Viltrumite? You've shown us what it truly means to be—