NBA champion Knicks celebrate 2 titles on a banner night in Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA championship banner kept rising high above everyone on the court, just like OG Anunoby did the last time the New York Knicks played a meaningful game at Madison Square Garden.And just like that night four months ago, it felt as if fans would never stop cheering.The Knicks celebrated their championship Tuesday with a banner night — two of them — before losing 106-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers in their season opener.Wearing white uniforms with gold trim for the occasion — with gold sneakers as well for NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson — the Knicks received their championship rings from Hall of Famer Walt Frazier and then watched as the blue banner reading “2025-26 World Champions” rose to the rafters.“Really special. Happy we got it out of the way and we can move on for now, but it was a really cool thing,” Brunson said after the game.Outside of their preseason exhibition games, it was the first time the Knicks played at home since Game 4 of the NBA Finals, when Anuno