{"id":34329,"date":"2026-06-19T02:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/knicks-brunson-hart-throw-out-first-pitches-at-yankee-stadium\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:00:26","slug":"knicks-brunson-hart-throw-out-first-pitches-at-yankee-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/knicks-brunson-hart-throw-out-first-pitches-at-yankee-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks&#8217; Brunson, Hart throw out first pitches at Yankee Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\"><span class=\"timestamp \">Jun 17, 2026, 07:45 PM ET<\/span><\/div>\n<p>NEW YORK &#8212; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/ny\/new-york-knicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knicks<\/a>&#8216; victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973 made another stop Wednesday night when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3934672\/jalen-brunson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jalen Brunson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3062679\/josh-hart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Hart<\/a> threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nyy\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yankees<\/a> played the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chw\/chicago-white-sox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago White Sox<\/a>, Brunson and Hart were met with a standing ovation and loud cheers from fans as they took the field to a montage of highlights from the title run.<\/p>\n<p>Standing in front of the mound and wearing Yankees pinstripes, Brunson made his toss to backup catcher <a data-player-guid=\"7e176512-b36b-4a75-da41-d3357f04bf68\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/41644\/jc-escarra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.C. Escarra<\/a> while Hart threw to utilityman <a data-player-guid=\"d28d2cd2-de10-36b4-b1e7-166e28d6b169\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/3962127\/max-schuemann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Schuemann<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, I think&#8217;s it been awesome,&#8221; Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. &#8220;What a fun team to get behind and just the story of that team and how it&#8217;s kind of come together over the last couple of years and just a lot of grit, a lot of mental fortitude and to see the fanbase and then some galvanized around that club has been a lot of fun to witness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brunson and Hart were honored after the Knicks made appearances on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Today Show&#8221; and &#8220;Late Night with Jimmy Fallon&#8221; on Monday. Brunson and Hart along with starters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3136195\/karl-anthony-towns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3147657\/mikal-bridges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikal Bridges<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3934719\/og-anunoby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OG Anunoby<\/a> also appeared on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony occurred a day before the Knicks will be honored with a massive ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan. Mayor Zohran Mamdani predicted Thursday&#8217;s celebration could be &#8220;the largest parade in New York City history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The parade will also be the first for the Knicks, who won their first two NBA championships in 1970 and 1973. After those titles, then-Mayor John Lindsay celebrated the team at the mayoral mansion and City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Brunson threw out a first pitch for the second time since joining the Knicks. He also did it before a <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d08426cc-bf13-5d7b-5217-6d4662019bc6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/nym\/new-york-mets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mets<\/a>-Yankees game in July 2024 shortly after signing a four-year, $156.5 million contract to stay with the Knicks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0617%2Fr1675194_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0617%2Fr1675194_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0617%2Fr1675194_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0617%2Fr1675194_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart received loud cheers from fans at Yankee Stadium as they took the field to throw out the ceremonial first pitches before Wednesday&#8217;s game against the White Sox.\u00a0<cite>AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Brunson averaged 32.6 points in New York&#8217;s five-game victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/sa\/san-antonio-spurs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> in the NBA Finals and won MVP honors. He led the Knicks to a 94-90 victory in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/49056351\/knicks-rally-again-vs-spurs-capture-first-nba-title-1973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clinching Game 5<\/a> by scoring 45 points.<\/p>\n<p>Hart is a great-nephew of former Yankees catcher Elston Howard, whose No. 32 jersey is retired by the team. Howard is also honored with a plaque in Monument Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks finished 16-3 in the postseason, an .842 winning percentage that matched the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/bos\/boston-celtics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Celtics<\/a> for second best since the format changed to best-of-seven series in all NBA playoff rounds beginning in 2003. The 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/gs\/golden-state-warriors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Golden State Warriors<\/a> went 16-1.<\/p>\n<p>New York won 13 consecutive postseason games, second to Golden State&#8217;s 15 in a row in 2017, and set records by winning nine straight road contests and outscoring their postseason opponents by 283 points.<\/p>\n<p>Brunson and the Knicks also pulled off several big comebacks on the way to their title.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just been a captivating run that they&#8217;ve been on and with a group that&#8217;s now been together for a couple of years and then on top of the 53 years since a championship, it&#8217;s been a great story and a fanbase that has come to know several of these guys as they&#8217;ve kind of climbed that ladder to ultimately winning a championship,&#8221; Boone said. &#8220;So I think it&#8217;ll be one of the historic teams that we talk about when it comes to the NBA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun 17, 2026, 07:45 PM ET NEW YORK &#8212; The Knicks&#8216; victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_animmysite_disable_animation":false,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0617%2Fr1675194_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending-sports-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}