Spike Lee saw one championship and immediately started thinking about the next one.
After the Knicks clinched their first NBA Finals championship since 1973 on Saturday night, the longtime fan was asked his thoughts.
“Back to back!” Lee answered with a smile.
The Knicks superfan has been a season ticket holder since 1985, which also happened to be Patrick Ewing’s rookie season.
He has become so well-recognized as one of the most passionate celebrity Knicks fans that folks online, including actor Kevin Hart, have called for Lee to receive a championship ring from the team.
Hart posted a video to Instagram and Facebook Sunday morning saying that the Knicks should give the filmmaker a ring.
“Give @officialspikelee a CHAMPIONSHIP RING DAMN IT!!!!!!!! Congrats Knicks and Congrats New York!!!!! Long overdue,” Hart captioned his video.
Spike Lee looks on before Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. Getty ImagesLee’s Knicks roots run deep. Despite being born in Atlanta, his family moved to Brooklyn when he was young, and later received his masters in film and television from New York University.
The 69-year-old said in a recent CNN interview that he would trade his honorary Oscar for a Knicks title.
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Fortunately, Lee won’t have to worry about that anymore.
The Knicks ended their 53-year championship drought on Saturday night with a 94-90 victory over the Spurs in Game 5.
They trailed by double digits in all five games and came back to win the four they needed to clinch their third championship in franchise history.
If Lee’s wish of back-to-back championships comes true, the Knicks could be on their way to building a dynasty on the back of their captain and reigning Finals MVP, Jalen Brunson.
Since Brunson’s arrival in 2022, the Knicks have won at least one playoff series every season. In the 21 seasons prior, they had won just one.
