Trump hypes Jalen Brunson after Knicks secure NBA championship: 'A superstar was born'

President Donald Trump congratulated the New York Knicks connected their NBA title aboriginal Sunday greeting arsenic the squad closed retired the San Antonio Spurs successful Game 5.

Jalen Brunson won the NBA Finals MVP grant arsenic helium scored 45 points, dragging the Knicks to a 94-90 win. It was New York’s archetypal NBA title since 1973.

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New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson motions to teammates during the 2nd fractional of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs successful San Antonio connected June 13, 2026. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

"Congratulations to Jim Dolan and the New York Knicks!!! What a twelvemonth it has been but, adjacent much so, what unthinkable playoff wins we person each witnessed, particularly the past 4 - Maybe the top successful the past of basketball," Trump wrote successful a station connected Truth Social.

"Also, tonight, a superstar was born. His sanction is Jalen Brunson, and determination are others, including, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, and large Patriot, Mitchell Robinson!"

Trump was successful attendance for Game 3 astatine Madison Square Garden – the lone crippled the Knicks mislaid successful the series. New York stormed backmost from 29 points down successful Game 4 to daze San Antonio. New York was down by arsenic overmuch arsenic 16 points successful Game 5 earlier dilatory whittling the Spurs’ pb away.

"I person nary words," Brunson said connected the tribunal successful the contiguous aftermath of the Knicks’ win. "It's everything I ever dreamed of."

President Donald Trump signs a proclamation astir the sportfishing manufacture arsenic Del. Kimberlyn King-Hinds, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum perceive successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington connected June 11, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

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New York caput manager Mike Brown said helium had nary doubts that Brunson would beryllium the NBA Finals MVP, but wondered wherefore the prima defender didn’t get votes for NBA MVP.

"I anticipation you guys volition perceive to me: He's a top-three MVP candidate," Brown said. "Everybody benignant of mentions his sanction successful passing. They don't bash it earnestly enough. ... He is simply a fricking 1-A. He is simply a MVP campaigner and I anticipation contiguous you guys admit what this antheral is about.

New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson falls aft a foul during the 2nd fractional of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs successful San Antonio connected June 13, 2026. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)

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"He is him."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.