It will forever be known as \u201cThe Tonight Shoe.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jimmy Fallon raised his game-worn sneaker to the roof of his 30 Rock studio on Monday after welcoming the NBA champion New York Knicks<\/a> onto NBC\u2019s \u201cThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.\u201d<\/p>\n The entire roster and head coach Mike Brown appeared on the show two days after defeating the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> to win the franchise\u2019s first NBA<\/a> championship in 53 years. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n During the championship run, Fallon was wearing the shoe while sitting courtside during a second-round game at Madison Square Garden when the Knicks’ Josh Hart bent down and untied the laces as he was heading to the bench.<\/p>\n \u201cYou walked by and I thought you were fixing your sock or something, and you untied my shoe,\u201d Fallon told Hart on the show. \u201cAnd then you won by like 20 points or whatever. And then next game I went to, you did it again, and then you also won, and then the comeback game you did it again. So, every time I watched the game, I kept untying my shoe.\u201d<\/p>\n Hart told Fallon the untying ritual became “our thing.”<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I\u2019m on the court I\u2019m locked in, but once I step off the court I like just having fun,\u201d Hart said while on stage alongside teammates OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges. \u201cSo, I saw you and I was like, \u2018You know what? Let me mess with Jimmy a little bit’. So, I untied the shoe.’\u201d<\/p>\n Fallon had the entire team autograph the sneaker, saving a spot for Hart to sign it during the show.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d be honored if you\u2019re the last Knick to sign my shoe and then maybe we can retire it to the rafters here at 30 Rock,\u201d Fallon said.<\/p>\n After Hart signed the sneaker, a wire dropped from the ceiling and Hart helped Fallon attach the sneaker and raise it to the roof.<\/p>\n \u201cThis will live in the rafters forever,\u201d Fallon said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The audience was filled with Knicks superfans who early in the show helped Fallon crowd surf\u2026kind of. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The most recognizable fan of all then interrupted Fallon\u2019s opening monologue.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been waiting 53 years,\u201d Spike Lee said. \u201cLet’s go! Bring out the New York Knicks. The champions!\u201d<\/p>\n Fallon then introduced the team.<\/p>\n \u201cLadies and gentlemen,\u201d he said, \u201cput your hands together for the kings of the comeback, a team of history, a team of destiny. Our dream team! Please welcome the 2026 NBA world champions, your New York Knicks!\u201d<\/p>\n The curtain opened to reveal the entire Knicks roster, with Jalen Brunson holding the NBA championship trophy as confetti fell.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for being here,\u201d Fallon later told the team, \u201cand thank you for bringing a championship to New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n