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The 53-year wait is over for New York Knicks fans, as the streets of Lower Manhattan have been packed since sunrise.
The Knicks’ championship parade will end at City Hall, where fans will be confronted with a glaring mistake.
The building is filled with banners similar to those hung from the rafters of Madison Square Garden for retired numbers, including one for each player.
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Patrick Ewing’s number has been retired by the New York Knicks since 2003, but Dillon Jones’ chevron at City Hall was born with the famous 33. (Stephen Dunn, David Liam Kyle/Getty Images)
The starting five, Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart, are visible in the main view, with other role players on the sides.
A banner was presented to Dillon Jones, who only played 39 minutes for the team this season and did not take the field in the playoffs.
Dillon Jones of the New York Knicks celebrates after winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas on June 13, 2026. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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However, despite his limited time on the court, Jones, who wore number 1 with the Knicks, somehow had the honor of having his name above number 33 on his banner.
ESPN lists Jones as wearing number 33, but the number, of course, has been retired since 2003 for Patrick Ewing.
With the Oklahoma City Thunder last year, he wore No. 3, and according to @NBA_NewYork on X, Jones only wore No. 33 during the 2024 Summer League and in preseason with the Washington Wizards.
But apparently two-time NBA champions are treated a little differently in New York.
New York Knicks star Patrick Ewing scores a point during a game against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 1995. (Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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The parade will travel through the Canyon of Heroes for New York’s first championship parade in all four major leagues since 2012 following the NFL’s New York Giants victory in Super Bowl XLVI.
