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New York Knicks constituent defender Tyler Kolek is hoping NFL fable Tom Brady will subordinate personage statement adjacent season.
“He’s been location earlier but he has to travel much often,” Kolek told Page Six astatine nan 2026 ESPY Awards Wednesday successful New York City of Brady, who attended 2 games successful November 2024.
“I grew up a Patriots fan, erstwhile he near I benignant of bandwagoned and went to nan Buccaneers because I wasn’t really a Patriots fan, I was a Tom Brady fan,” he added.
Kolek, 25, went connected to praise nan loyal stars connected Madison Square Garden’s personage row — which includes Timothée Chalamet, Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan and Ben Stiller.
“[Chalamet] was location past twelvemonth passim nan full playoff tally truthful evidently we knew he was going to beryllium present this twelvemonth connected nan road, astatine home…” he said of nan “Marty Supreme” actor.
He added, “All nan fans — Spike, Tracy, Ben — each those guys, they travel to nan location games, to nan distant games… It’s cool seeing each nan support we get.”
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As for taking location nan championship — nan first clip since 1973 — he said, “It felt amazing, 53 years, we felt it. Not only did we [feel] it, but nan full metropolis felt it, nan full instrumentality base, truthful it’s been beautiful special.”
But nan squad doesn’t scheme to remainder overmuch successful nan off-season, arsenic they person their eyes group connected back-to-back championships.
“It starts correct now, it starts successful nan summer,” Kolek said. “All nan activity we put successful starring up to nan season. … I cognize we play heavy into nan summer, but we’re getting backmost aft it now.”
“We’re getting fresh to spell for adjacent year,” he enthused.
Kolek wasn’t nan only Knicks subordinate to be nan 2026 ESPY Awards — which is presented by ESPN — arsenic teammates Karl-Anthony Towns, Jalen Brunson, Jose Alvarado, Mikal Bridges besides made appearances.
The New York Knicks defeated nan San Antonio Spurs 94-90 successful Game 5 of nan NBA finals.
The Knicks celebrated astatine nan ticker-tape parade successful Manhattan, wherever Kolek was hysterically mistaken for a instrumentality erstwhile he tried to get backmost connected his float.
He said, “I was conscionable enjoying myself, having a bully time… It’s each good!”
Celebrations pursuing nan triumph astatine New York City basking spots included Flyfish Club, Chez Margaux and more.
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