The Knicks have stunned the sports world, on the brink of an upset championship.
New Yorker and diehard Knicks fan Tyler Adams says he’s drawing inspiration from his hometown team – and his U.S. National Team could follow in their footsteps as a World Cup underdog.
“That’s what I love about being from New York is the character, the personality,” Adams said when asked by the Post about the Knicks. “So as a kid from New York – obviously not the city, but just in general – I feel like you always have your back up against the wall. That’s just about proving people wrong.
” United States Men’s National Team’s Christian Pulisic reacts during an international friendly match against Germany in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on June 6, 2026. The Knicks were a longshot, with no NBA champion in the last 40 years holding longer title odds at the start of the playoffs.when they kick off Friday against Paraguay at So-Fi Stadium. Asked if they can follow the Knicks’ blueprint, Adams said “I don’t know; hopefully. Hopefully we can do something special.
” What the Knicks did went beyond special, to unprecedented. They pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history, overturning a 29-point deficit to win Game 4 at the Garden on Wednesday night.
Members of the U.S. National Team watched the game on TV, and in a video of them celebrating after OG Anunoby’s miraculous tipin, Adams – who is from Wappinger and came up through the New York Red Bulls organization – can be seen clambering on top of a couch multiple times in barely-recalled euphoria. New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby is greeted by New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns after he tips in the ball with seconds left for the game winning shot during the fourth quarter.
“I don’t even remember I blacked out, I’m not gonna lie,” said Adams. “I’m not gonna lie; after the first first half I turned it off, because I was like ‘maybe it’s me that’s watching that. They’re just not playing well. ’ I feel like every time I turn it off, they start to win.
And I told everyone if they get it within ten points, anything can happen. And yeah, I wasn’t expecting that man. It was crazy. ” So would a deep U.S. run, having only won three games total in the last five World Cups combined.
But Adams said if the underdog Knicks can mount a historic comeback with a miraculous game-winner – and stand one victory away from a title – then“It’s pretty captivating. I think them being the underdog coming out of the East and doing something special as they’re doing right now, I take inspiration to it. But I’m a New York Knick fan. Not everyone’s a New York Knicks fan,” said Adams.
“Brenden Aaronson; the worst. He’s a Sixers fan, he can’t say anything. Haji Wright, big hater right now. But I love all that energy. It’s good. ”
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