{"id":867667,"date":"2026-06-14T23:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/867667\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T23:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T23:14:17","slug":"ny-posts-front-page-becomes-instant-classic-after-knicks-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/867667\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Post’s front page becomes instant classic after Knicks’ win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Post\u2019s front page hailing hometown hoops heroes the Knicks became an instant classic <\/a>overnight \u2014 with fans buying out every copy in delis and newsstands across New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a keepsake, an archive. Something I might frame, first title in 53 years,\u201d said Kristopher Kennedy, a 25-year-old middle-school teacher, at a Hudson News stand Sunday, his voice hoarse from a long night of celebrating in Midtown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How Sunday\u2019s Post told the story of the Knicks\u2019 historic win.<\/p>\n

The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, winning their fourth game in the best-of-seven series to clinch the top title.<\/p>\n

The legions of New Yorkers who recognized the cultural and historical significance of the win woke up bright and early Sunday and bought out print copies of their favorite paper, which immortalized the historic win<\/a> with a stunning photo of the players holding up their trophy under a single word that said it all: \u201cCHAMPS!\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsstands and delis across New York City almost immediately sell out of The Post on Sunday. Fenix Suriel\/NY Post<\/p>\n

Max Kahn, 34, of Brooklyn New York buys one of the last copies of the Knicks champs cover at a bodega on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, on June 14, 2026. ( Kimi Rose<\/p>\n

Grand Central\u2019s Hudson News was sold out of The Post by 8:45 a.m. but still had plenty of copies of The New York Times.<\/p>\n

The New York Times\u2019 cover prominently featured articles about President Trump\u2019s name being removed from the Kennedy Center<\/a>, artificial intelligence and the World Cup<\/a> bookended by developments in the Iran<\/a> and Ukraine wars<\/a>. <\/p>\n

There was not a single mention of the Knicks\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n

Many newspaper peddlers paste signs on their storefronts announcing that they are out of The Post. Steven Vago\/NY Post<\/p>\n

Andy Yu, a 32-year-old banker, trekked to Hudson News at his friends\u2019 recommendation. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to have it to commemorate the victory last night,\u201d Yu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a city kid through and through, and to see them win is something historic and memorable,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The New York Times can still be found on most shelves. Fenix Suriel\/NY Post<\/p>\n

People were lining up outside of Casa Magazines in the West Village in Manhattan before the store even opened.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy. My phone battery died from answering if we have it,\u201d store manager Ali Wasim said.<\/p>\n

The drought stretched all the way to Queens.<\/p>\n

Copies of The Post are reselling online for upwards of $100. Fenix Suriel\/NY Post<\/p>\n

A cashier at a Walgreens on 8011 Elliot Avenue said that they usually sell five or six copies of The Post daily but ran out Sunday.<\/p>\n

Another store on 80th Street and Elliot Avenue said they were fresh out of their 75 copies by 9 a.m. \u2014 just two hours after opening.<\/p>\n

One frustrated resident popped into the store in their fifth attempt to nab a newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want it because I\u2019m a fan of the Knicks,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n

A deli at 64-66 Dry Harbor Ave. receives 10 copies daily \u2014 all of which were purchased by a lone local just 20 minutes after opening Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone wanted to buy today. They went crazy,\u201d the cashier told The Post.<\/p>\n

Scalpers were already selling The Post\u2019s cover for as much as $100 on eBay. It sells for $2 a pop at newsstands and delis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Post\u2019s front page hailing hometown hoops heroes the Knicks became an instant classic overnight \u2014 with fans…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":867668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,5248,3578,405,403,3122,27240,44653,5226,5225,5228,5227,3138,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":["post-867667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-metro","tag-nba-finals","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-new-york-post","tag-newspapers","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-news","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116751005547655125","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}