The New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade will be a first

The Chicago Bulls have hired Tiago Splitter as coach after the former NBA center served as the interim coach for the Portland Trail Blazers this season

Chicago Bulls are finalizing the hiring of Tiago Splitter as their coach, AP source says

The Knicks have ended their 53-year NBA championship drought, sparking citywide celebrations in New York

New York was caught up in the Knicks' championship run for nearly two months and the party will last at least a few days more

It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence, including a shooting in Times Square

Mike Brown didn’t seem to be the New York Knicks’ first choice to take over as coach last spring, when the team fired Tom Thibodeau and was linked to at least a half-dozen other candidates who held various jobs around the NBA

And just like that, it’s next season in the NBA

The New York Knicks have won the NBA championship for the first time since 1973, defeating the San Antonio Spurs in five games