WWE star's 'uncursing' of the Knicks gets partial credit of team's journey back to NBA Finals

"You. Are. Cursed."

It’s nan zinger that has plagued WWE superstars, Stephen A. Smith and sports teams alike. Danhausen, nan "very bully and very evil" pro wrestling characteristic that has laid his curse connected The Miz, Kit Wilson and nan ESPN pundit, did thing that was much of nan erstwhile alternatively than nan latter. He "uncursed" nan New York Knicks.

The Knicks and Knicks fans person been successful a pit of hoops despair for astir 27 years. Since nan San Antonio Spurs swept them successful nan 1999 NBA Finals, joyousness erstwhile watching nan Knicks has travel successful waves.

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Danhausen enters nan ringing during WWE Backlash astatine Benchmark International Arena successful Tampa, Fla., connected May 9, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)

The arrivals of Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony helped bring nan spark backmost into their eyes. Jeremy Lin and "Linsanity" gave them dream and moreover Phil Jackson taking complete arsenic president of nan squad for 3 years successful nan mid-2010s was a infinitesimal that would person been engrained successful fans’ heads for rather immoderate clip if it led to immoderate benignant of success.

But this year’s loop of nan Knicks, led by Jalen Brunson, has, truthful far, erased each of nan tales of calamity and mini triumphs that ne'er came to fruition. The Knicks advanced to nan NBA Finals connected Monday nighttime pinch a expanse of nan Cleveland Cavaliers.

Danhausen cursed nan Cavaliers, overmuch to nan chagrin of Cleveland sports instrumentality The Miz. He moreover showed up to Madison Square Garden and received a jersey while WWE released a garment successful collaboration pinch nan Knicks. The garment read, "You are Uncursed."

Miz speaks pinch Danhausen during SmackDown astatine BOK Center successful Tulsa, Oklahoma, connected May 1, 2026. (Meg Oliphant/WWE)

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Danhausen took a triumph thigh connected Tuesday, appearing successful a video breaking retired a broom to signify nan sweep.

"UNCURSED," he added successful a abstracted station connected X.

The infinitesimal underscores a cleanable crossover infinitesimal betwixt pro wrestling and mainstream sports. Brunson, himself, is simply a immense WWE instrumentality and sewage progressive successful an perspective past twelvemonth pinch Indiana Pacers prima Tyrese Haliburton.

Brunson has avoided commenting connected Danhausen’s shenanigans, but said he and nan training unit "acknowledge" world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns earlier each game.

"See, these are nan questions I want asked! ... I person a handshake pinch 1 of our trainers and we admit him earlier each game," he said backmost connected April 30 aft Reigns won nan title astatine WrestleMania 42.

Whether it’s voodoo, magic, aliases immoderate you want to telephone it, nan Knicks person propelled themselves backmost into nan hearts and minds of hoops fans and person go 1 of nan feel-good stories of nan year.

Across nan city, successful Queens, nan New York Mets are still hoping for an "uncursing." But Danhausen made clear to Fox News Digital during WrestleMania week successful April that that nan squad wasn’t afloat distant from his curse.

New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson reacts aft scoring during nan 2nd half of Game 1 of nan Eastern Conference Finals against nan Cleveland Cavaliers successful New York, New York, connected May 19, 2026. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

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"I did un-curse nan Mets. But it didn’t activity because, I judge it was Brian Gewirtz who did not salary Danhausen. He did not nonstop maine my money truthful it did not return afloat effect," he said. "Once I person nan money, possibly it will really activity because correct now it’s astir apt astir a half of an un-cursing. It’s for illustration a layaway situation."