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The Knicks starting lineup is set to appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. If you can’t get enough of the Knicks, the team’s getting their own “Tonight Show” special tonight.
The championship-winning squad’s starting lineup will appear on Jimmy Fallon‘s NBC show — including MVP Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges — as guests.
The episode will also feature an appearance from head coach Mike Brown as well as a performance by the Wu-Tang Clan, which played half-time at the team’s history-making comeback at MSG last week.
The studio audience at Studio 6B in 30 Rock will be comprised of die-hard Knicks fans who were unable to attend the NBA Finals in person. Previously announced guests for the June 15 episode are being bumped, and the Knicks get is a big one for Fallon.
The team has no shortage of star fans: We already told you that Ben Stiller, who was seen getting his own photo taken with the Larry O’Brien trophy on Saturday night amid the celebrating, is filming a Knicks doc for HBO.
Timothee Chalamet, who was also celebrating with the players (at least one jokingly referred to him as “Lisan al Gaib,” a name for his character in “Dune,” in a video), said in a post-game video that a Knicks title was more important to him than an Oscar.
New fan Sydney Sweeney — who recently said she’d never been to Times Square, according to Scooter Braun — and longtime Knicks supporter Spike Lee were in San Antonio as well.
Right after the team won the title, Nike unveiled a Knicks-inspired ad directed by Josh Safdie, another fan who is frequently spotted at games.
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