On Thursday, the New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA Championship in 53 years with a massive parade through the city, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered one of the best sports speeches in history.
The Mayor praised dozens of current and former Knicks players, including rather deep pulls like Mardy Collins and Toney Douglas, as he celebrated the championship with what felt like the entire city.
“So often, when this city comes together, it is because we are forced to by a moment of tragedy or adversity. What a gift it is to be brought together by pure, unfiltered joy!” Mamdani said.
Mamdani went on to bring up the team’s historic 29-point comeback in Game 4, where the odds gave them just a 0.4% chance of winning the game at that point.
“There is one thing that the pundits just don’t get about this team, what they don’t get about this city: it is in that 0.4% that we go to work,” Mamdani said.
Mamdani went on to praise players like Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jose Alvarado, Mitchell Robinson, Mikal Bridges, and Landry Shamet for refusing to give up.
“The Knicks did not just win for New York City, they won like New York City,” Mamdani said. “What is New York without your back against the wall? A dream that feels just out of reach? A rent payment you don’t know how you’ll ever make? What is New York if not 99.6% of the world stacked against you? And who are New Yorkers who hear those odds, and smile?
“This is our city. This is our team. For 53 years we’ve watched. For 53 years we’ve waited. Now, we’ve won.”
You can watch the whole speech below.
‘Certified Ball Knower’
Needless to say, the speech quickly went viral as the mayor received some high praise for both his sports knowledge and his ability to pull at heartstrings.
“Bro just made the best sports speech in political history,” one person wrote in the comments of the video on YouTube.
“I’m confused. Nothing about himself, Nothing about his grievances against the world. just positivity. WHAT KIND OF POLITICS IS THIS,” someone else wrote.
“Certified ball knower as Mayor, what a time to be alive,” another fan wrote.
“Why this man got me crying about the Knicks????? Mamdani got it. Whatever the it is, he has got it!!!” a commenter added.
“It’s like he was born to make and perform speeches, he’s so good,” someone else commented.
“I don’t even like sports but I’m hooked. He’s so good,” another commenter wrote.
“This dude loves New York. Congrats to the city for the championship win and for electing this mayor,” someone else added.
Needless to say, the speech was a hit with New Yorkers and sports fans as it quickly went viral on social media.
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