{"id":351743,"date":"2026-06-12T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spike-lee-explains-how-the-knicks-unite-new-york-city\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:00:09","slug":"spike-lee-explains-how-the-knicks-unite-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spike-lee-explains-how-the-knicks-unite-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Lee explains how the Knicks unite New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/w41z6nS5wAY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Spike Lee explains how the Knicks unite New York City\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w41z6nS5wAY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Knicks superfan and legendary director Spike Lee sits with CNN during this historic New York Knicks playoffs run to talk about why this team is about more than just basketball. He remembers seeing a Knicks title as a teenager in the 1970\u2019s and has been close to the team ever since.<\/p>\n<p>He also already knows what he would call the Knicks championship movie. <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Being a true Knicks fan<br \/>\n6:29 Trading jerseys with Pope Leo<br \/>\n7:22 Celebrity Knicks fans<br \/>\n11:42 Thoughts on Victor Wembanyama<br \/>\n13:01 What would a Knicks championship mean?<br \/>\n15:45 No ICE at the championship parade<br \/>\n16:58 His father\u2019s influence on his Knicks love<br \/>\n20:22 Denzel Washington or Knicks championship<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#News #Knicks #NYC #SpikeLee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knicks superfan and legendary director Spike Lee sits with CNN during this historic New York Knicks playoffs run to talk about why this team is about more than just basketball. 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