Knicks championship: How sports connect communities in an increasingly rare way

The Knicks and New York's Disappearing Black Communities

It is true that the New York Knicks' journey to a championship brought disparate communities together, but gentrification remains the norm in the city that is the capital of capital. Black people are still being displaced at a breakneck pace.

Knicks championship: How sports connect communities in an increasingly rare way

New York City is celebrating the first Knicks NBA championship in 53 years.

Phil Simms on What The Knicks Title Means To The Giants and New York Sports

Phil and Matt Simms open with George Pickens signing his Cowboys franchise tag and playing it out in Dallas, then spend the bulk of the show on the Knicks championship — Phil calls Brunson, Hart, and Bridges winning together at Villanova and then winning an NBA title the same way one of the cooler stories in recent sports history, and draws a direct line to what John Harbaugh is trying to build with the Giants. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c…