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The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and the city is feeling it in every borough. Fifty-three years after their last title, New York's hip-hop community came out to celebrate, with the two cultural institutions that built this city finally sharing the same moment of glory together.
And while the champagne is still flowing in Manhattan, there's already some drama attached to that championship. Knicks guard Jose Alvarado didn't hold back after Victor Wembanyama walked off the court without going through the handshake line following San Antonio's Game Five loss. Alvarado called it out directly, and honestly, the sports world is split on whether Wembanyama's exit was understandable or just flat-out disrespectful.
Shifting gears to the ice, Edmonton has locked up Jason Dickinson for the long haul. The Oilers re-signed the defensive center to a five-year deal worth twenty million dollars, keeping one of their most reliable defensive pieces off the open market. For a team built to compete right now, holding onto that kind of depth could matter enormously come playoff time.
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