Rapper Fat Joe watches game Three of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs game between the New York Knicks against the Boston Celtics at Madison Square Garden on May 10, 2025 in New York City. Al Bello/Getty Images
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Musicians are celebrating the New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years.
On Saturday (June 13), the Knicks secured the title with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Following the historic win, music stars including Cardi B, Fat Joe, Alicia Keys and Jennifer Lopez took to social media to celebrate the franchise’s first championship since 1973.
Cardi B documented her over-the-top reaction in an Instagram Live video, leaping out of bed and running excitedly through her house while screaming, “Oh my God!” and “We won!” She later explained that she needed to get ready to go out because “the streets are calling me.”
Fat Joe, a longtime Knicks supporter who has regularly cheered on the team from courtside seats, also marked the occasion on social media.
“Never give up,” Joe captioned an Instagram photo of himself posing alongside the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
The rapper also shared several celebratory posts, including a courtside video himself alongside actor Timothée Chalamet and actress Teyana Taylor.
Alicia Keys joined the festivities by posting a video of a massive crowd flooding the streets of New York City after the win. In the clip, fans could be heard singing “Empire State of Mind,” her 2009 hit collaboration with Jay-Z.
“Empire State of Mind!!!!!!” she captioned the Instagram post.
Jennifer Lopez delivered one of the night’s most memorable reactions, sharing a video of herself on Instagram watching the game’s final moments from home. As the game ended, the Bronx native jumped up in celebration before collapsing onto her couch while shouting, “Yes!” and “Oh, my God!”
Lopez accompanied the clip with a heartfelt message reflecting on her lifelong connection to the team.
“Congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers, NBA Champions!!!!!” Lopez began. “I remember the last time the Knicks were making a run for the championship and rushing home every game day from the set to watch Ewing, Starks and Oakley make a hell of a run.”
She continued, “We have all been waiting patiently for this day for years. Thank you for uniting our city again…for uniting the world. You restored faith, hope and belief in that there’s nothing we can’t do!! Hard work, goodness and teamwork pays off! You set the city on fire!! Proud to be from the block!! You already know. Knicks forever. CONGRATULATIONS!! Love, Jenny.”
