{"id":42323,"date":"2025-05-19T03:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/42323\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T03:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T03:27:09","slug":"russell-wilson-feeling-part-of-new-york-now-as-he-takes-in-knicks-playoffs-subway-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/42323\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson feeling &#8216;part of New York now&#8217; as he takes in Knicks playoffs, Subway Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Wilson truly has been a man about town since signing on as QB1 with the Giants, including several appearances on Celebrity Row at the Garden during the Knicks run to the Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n<p>The future football Hall of Famer was even spotted celebrating at a Meatpacking District hot spot with the Knicks and Bad Bunny and other celebrities after their series-clinching Game 6 win Friday night against the Celtics, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/05\/17\/celebrity-news\/timothee-chalamet-jordyn-woods-and-russell-wilson-party-with-knicks-players-at-private-club-after-historic-win\/?_gl=1*518de*_ga*MzE3ODA4ODUzLjE3NDE1NzYwMjc.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NDc2MTE3MDYkbzI2OCRnMSR0MTc0NzYyMDE1MiRqMzEkbDAkaDAkZDlfUmpOZVFCbm10RUYxbGpUUW5wNFp5Ul84c0N3RzdaX3c.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to Page Six.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old Wilson, a 2010 fourth-round MLB draft pick of the Rockies, got back to his baseball roots Sunday night, taking in the Yankees-Mets finale at the Stadium with his singer wife, Ciara, and their children.<\/p>\n<p>NFL quarterback Russell Wilson (r.) speaks with New York Yankees\u2019 Aaron Judge before a game between the Yankees and the Mets at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a lot of fun being around the Knicks and going to their games at MSG,\u201d Wilson told The Post during batting practice. \u201cThe experience of watching and being part of that atmosphere and getting to know Jalen [Brunson] and Josh [Hart] and KAT [Karl-Anthony Towns] and all those guys has been really special.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a lot of fun just feeling like we\u2019re part of New York now, and to be around the other teams, and these great athletes, like my friend Aaron Judge. I\u2019m looking forward to the new season with the Giants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wilson, who went to spring training with the Yankees as a non-roster invitee in 2018, and Ciara posed for photos with Judge, New Jersey product Anthony Volpe and others outside the Yankees dugout during BP.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Wilson (r.) speaks with New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n<p>The 10-time Pro Bowler said Sunday\u2019s game was a gift for his son Future\u2019s 11th birthday on Monday. Future Wilson\u2019s Little League team \u2014 the Yankees, of course \u2014 won its division championship last week in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always important to be around this winning culture and especially the baseball guys like Aaron, who I\u2019ve been close with, having been in spring training with these guys, it\u2019s always an honor,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cI\u2019ve always been a huge Yankees fan since I was little. I loved Derek Jeter and the tradition of it all. Those things matter to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Russell Wilson (l.) speaks with Anthony Volpe  Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n<p>Ciara along with her son Future Zahir Willis and husband Giants quarterback Russell Wilson on celebrity row during the fourth quarter. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>The Giants signed the 13-year NFL veteran \u2014 and Super Bowl winner with the Seahawks \u2014 to a one-year deal worth up to $21 million with $10.5 million guaranteed after the team finished with a 3-14 in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>They also added veteran QB Jameis Winston and moved up in the draft to select Ole Miss signal-caller Jaxson Dart with the 25th overall pick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about being a New York Giant and excited about our team,\u201d said Wilson, who spent last season with the Steelers. \u201cWith all the hard work we\u2019ve put in, it\u2019s going to be an exciting year for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Russell Wilson truly has been a man about town since signing on as QB1 with the Giants, including&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,304,6,1136,7558,191,8251,3810,3806,9,5436,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-42323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-knicks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-knicks","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-new-york-knicks","14":"tag-new-york-yankees","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkknicks","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-russell-wilson","19":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/114532374652104128","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}