Key Points
- Mikal Bridges celebrated the Knicks' first title since 1973 on a long Instagram Live.
- He called Jalen Brunson the GOAT and said Brunson deserves a statue.
- He confirmed owner James Dolan's no-sex request during the playoffs.
- Brunson responded that it was time to take Bridges' phone.
Two days after the New York Knicks won their first NBA title since 1973, Mikal Bridges hopped on a long, openly tipsy Instagram Live — and gave Knicks fans the unfiltered championship debrief they didn't know they needed. It was equal parts toast, roast, and victory lap, and by the end his backcourt running mate had to step in.
The Brunson tribute
Bridges spent much of the stream hyping Jalen Brunson, who closed out the Spurs to end a 52-year title drought. He called Brunson the GOAT, literally made goat noises into the camera, and said the point guard's run deserves a statue. He also revisited the slight that lit the fuse: Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon's comment that the Knicks lacked a "1A" star, which Bridges said fueled Brunson all the way to a ring.
The Dolan confirmation
The most-clipped moment was Bridges confirming a piece of Knicks lore that had been floating around all postseason: that owner James Dolan had asked the team to abstain from sex during the playoff run. Bridges addressed the request directly on the stream, turning a locker-room rumor into an on-the-record bit of championship trivia.
The sideshow
The rest was pure unguarded joy. Bridges serenaded his dog and was joined at one point by New Orleans Pelicans wing Trey Murphy. Watching it all unfold, Brunson finally weighed in online that it was time to take the $150 million wing's phone away.
The read
This is what a 52-year drought breaking looks like in the phone era — not a polished press conference but a tipsy livestream that a teammate has to shut down. Bridges has always been the Knicks' steady, low-drama Iron Man. The fact that he was the one who lost the plot first tells you exactly how much this title meant inside that locker room.
Source: Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, Barstool Sports
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