{"id":5654,"date":"2026-06-15T21:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tracy-morgan-proclaims-jalen-brunson-king-of-new-york\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T21:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:45:47","slug":"tracy-morgan-proclaims-jalen-brunson-king-of-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tracy-morgan-proclaims-jalen-brunson-king-of-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracy Morgan proclaims Jalen Brunson &#8216;King of New York&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" 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I won\u2019t single anyone out, but Brunson [the team captain] is the King of New York right now. The people have spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tracy Morgan spoke to Page Six on June 15, less than two days after the New York Knicks\u2019 historic NBA win. <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The comedian would not name his favorite player, but said that Jalen Brunson is the \u201cKing of New York.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The comedian likened him to a Ghostbuster and began singing the 1984 movie\u2019s iconic theme song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something strange in your neighborhood. Who you gonna call? Jalen Brunson!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The star of \u201cThe Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins\u201d shared that he feels \u201cincredible right now\u201d and shed many tears on Saturday night after the Knicks\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Morgan compared Brunson, seen here together on April 14, to a Ghostbuster. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Brunson was crowned the MVP of the series. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI broke down a lot,\u201d he confessed. \u201cI wasn\u2019t the only one. Everyone in there was. Fifty-three years [the last time the Knicks won the championship was in 1973], everyone let it all out, everyone felt joyful, they were tears of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the first time he shed tears.<\/p>\n<p>Video of Morgan <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/11\/entertainment\/celebrity-knicks-fans-freak-over-game-4-win-from-the-stands-in-the-streets-and-at-home-in-epic-videos\/\">getting teary after the Knicks\u2019 spectacular come-from-behind Game 4<\/a> win is all over social media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cSNL\u201d alum, pictured in May 2026, has been a longtime Knicks fan. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Morgan, seen at Game One of the Finals, says that he \u201cbroke down a lot\u201d after the Knicks won. <span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morgan added that his untempered joy is also for New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt means we\u2019re over the hump,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe curse is over, and this is the first time in a long time that I\u2019ve really seen the city happy,\u201d noting that the city has been \u201cthrough a lot\u201d the last couple of decades with 9\/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been through a lot, and we have something to really, really be proud of,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Morgan noted, \u201cthis is the first time in a long time that I\u2019ve really seen the city happy.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Morgan, seen here with Brunson\u2019s dad, Rick, and Spike Lee in May 2026, is hoping to make it to the Knicks victory parade. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Tim Phillis<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe superfans are the ones sitting way up there,\u201d he countered. \u201cThe real fans are way up there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSNL\u201d alum hopes to be <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/knicks-parade-set-for-same-day-as-nys-regents-exams-in-major-bummer-for-young-fans\/\">part of the parade this coming Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now I\u2019m still processing everything, and hopefully I\u2019ll go to the parade,\u201d he revealed, \u201cI want to be a part of it. I want to be a part of the people. Hopefully I\u2019ll be there with my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/entertainment\/tracy-morgan-proclaims-jalen-brunson-king-of-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0jwpropertyid=\u201dqnvVgH3c\u201d \/] Tracy Morgan doesn\u2019t have a favorite New York Knicks player, but crowned MVP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5655,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131095781.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}