crowd chanted \u201cKnicks in five!\u201d<\/a> during the eighth annual parade in Bushwick.<\/p>\n\u201cThank you guys so much, it means the world to me. Really,\u201d Alvarado said as he stood on a float. \u201cI\u2019m a kid from Brooklyn. And the Knicks party f\u2013kin\u2019 did it.\u201d<\/p>\n
New York Knick Jose Alvarado seen at the Rican Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York, on June 14, 2026. Sofia Poznansky\/NY Post<\/p>\n
Fellow Knick Jordan Clarkson also joined Alvarado at the parade on Sunday. Sofia Poznansky\/NY Post<\/p>\n
Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson was also seen posing with fans at the celebration.<\/p>\n
The parade typically starts before noon, but was pushed to 3 p.m. \u2013 likely to accommodate this year\u2019s special guests.<\/p>\n
Alvarado is the only born-and-raised New Yorker on the current Knicks roster.<\/p>\n
Alvardo on the mic during the parade on Sunday after the Knicks clinched the title. Kevin Downs for NY Post<\/p>\n
He grew up in Williamsburg before his family moved to Queens, where he quickly established himself as a standout athlete at Christ The King High School in Middle Village.<\/p>\n
Alvarado is of Puerto Rican descent and helped the island\u2019s basketball team qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n
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