NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks will not raise a flag at Madison Square Garden to commemorate their NBA Cup championship, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday.
The team plans to celebrate the title in front of their fans on Friday, when they play their first home game since winning the championship Tuesday night in Las Vegas. However, they will not join previous Cup winners in marking the achievement with a flag, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there was no public announcement.
Both the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks hung flags after winning the NBA Cup.
There’s plenty of room for a flag at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have only won two NBA titles, the last coming in 1973, and haven’t captured a title of any kind since winning the Atlantic Division in 2012-13. They marked that with a flag.
It seemed like they planned to do so for this championship, with coach Mike Brown saying after the game that winning the tournament provided many positives for the team.
“But the most positive thing is being able to hang a flag at MSG, the most iconic stadium in the league,” Brown said.
However, the person said the Knicks are proud of the achievement but focused on bigger goals.
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