Should Knicks superfan Spike Lee get a championship ring? These celebrities say yes

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Spike Lee couldn’t contain himself.“We did it!” the legendary filmmaker shouted during an ESPN interview after the New York Knicks sealed their first NBA championship since 1973 on Saturday night.“We did it! We did it! We did it!”If any fan can be excused for using “we” when speaking of their favorite sports team, it would probably be Lee.

Hollywood Inc.The first four games of the showdown between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs is the most watched NBA Finals since 1998.The “Do the Right Thing” star, director and screenwriter was 13 when he witnessed the Knicks defeat the Lakers in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.

And he was on hand in San Antonio at age 69 when the Knicks finished off the Spurs with a title-clinching 94-90 victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.In between, Lee has become the Knicks’ most famous and visible fan.He has been a season-ticket holder since 1985, the rookie season of Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing, and has been a courtside fixture for decades.

In 2024, he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s superfan gallery.Lifelong Knicks fan Spike Lee made sure he got ALL THE ANGLES of the Knicks trophy presentation! ...