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The 53-year wait is over for New York Knicks fans as the streets of Lower Manhattan have been packed since sunrise.
The Knicks’ championship parade will end at City Hall, where fans will be met with an obvious mistake.
The building is filled with banners similar to those hanging from the Madison Square Garden rafters for retired numbers, including one for each player.
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Patrick Ewing’s number has been retired by the New York Knicks since 2003, but Dillon Jones’ rafter at City Hall goes up with the famous 33. (Stephen Dunn, David Liam Kyle/Getty Images)
The starting five of Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart hangs in the main prospect with other role players on the sides.
A banner was given to Dillon Jones, who played just 39 minutes for the team this season and did not step on the field in the playoffs.
Dillon Jones of the New York Knicks celebrates after winning the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs during Game 5 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas on June 13, 2026. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
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But despite his limited time on the floor, Jones, who wore No. 1 with the Knicks, somehow earned the honor of having his name above No. 33 on his banner.
ESPN lists Jones as wearing No. 33, but of course the number has been retired since 2003 for Patrick Ewing.
With the Oklahoma City Thunder last year, he wore No. 3, and according to @NBA_NewYork on X, Jones only wore No. 33 during the 2024 Summer League and in the preseason with the Washington Wizards.
But apparently the two-time NBA champions are treated a little differently in New York.
New York Knicks star Patrick Ewing points during a game against the Indiana Pacers at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 1995. (Manny Millan/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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The parade will run down the Canyon of Heroes for New York’s first major league championship parade since 2012, after the NFL’s New York Giants won Super Bowl XLVI.
