Knicks fans flood Manhattan for a joyous championship parade

More than 2 million people lined the streets of the lower Manhattan for the first-ever parade celebrating the New York Knicks.

It was a New York love affair.

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Glistening in the sun from about 1,000 feet away, the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy dazzled attendees, arriving in New York after a 53-year title drought.

The Knicks may have been on the court, but it was the city that won the championship.