The New York Knicks are taking over “The Tonight Show” with a dedicated episode on Monday.
Fresh off their championship victory, the team’s starting five — Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges — will join Jimmy Fallon to celebrate their miraculous NBA finals run and taking home the franchise’s first title in 53 years.
The entire Knicks roster, head coach Mike Brown and other surprise guests will make appearances in the special episode. And Wu-Tang Clan, who headlined the Game 4 halftime show at Madison Square Garden, will take the stage for a musical performance.
According to NBC, the entire “Tonight Show” studio audience will be comprised of “die-hard Knicks fans who were unable to attend the Finals in person.”
The previously announced guests for the June 15 episode — Lin-Manuel Miranda, Britt Lower, Rhett & Link and comedian Zarna Garg — will be rescheduled, per the network.
New York City exploded with joy on Saturday night, with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets after the Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA finals. The game followed a championship series filled with down-to-the-wire face-offs won by edge-of-your-seat buzzer beaters.
“It’s hard to describe the energy in the city this past month,” wrote Variety‘s Marlow Stern in a celebratory column. “Fire trucks honking. Strangers hugging and high-fiving in the streets. Skyscrapers lit up in orange and blue. Watch parties left and right. New York City has never been more united in jubilation.”