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Tracy Morgan doesn\u2019t have a favorite New York Knicks player, but crowned MVP Jalen Brunson<\/a> the \u201cKing of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201c30 Rock\u201d alum, 57, spoke to Page Six exclusively less than 48 hours after the Knicks won the NBA Finals<\/a>, 4-1, against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t pick anyone out because everyone had a part in it,\u201d Morgan told us, \u201cthe coaching staff, everyone had a part in it, so I won\u2019t do that. I won\u2019t single anyone out, but Brunson [the team captain] is the King of New York right now. The people have spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n Tracy Morgan spoke to Page Six on June 15, less than two days after the New York Knicks\u2019 historic NBA win. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n The comedian would not name his favorite player, but said that Jalen Brunson is the \u201cKing of New York.\u201d IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n The comedian likened him to a Ghostbuster and began singing the 1984 movie\u2019s iconic theme song.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s something strange in your neighborhood. Who you gonna call? Jalen Brunson!\u201d<\/p>\n The star of \u201cThe Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins\u201d shared that he feels \u201cincredible right now\u201d and shed many tears on Saturday night after the Knicks\u2019 victory.<\/p>\n Morgan compared Brunson, seen here together on April 14, to a Ghostbuster. Getty Images<\/p>\n Brunson was crowned the MVP of the series. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI broke down a lot,\u201d he confessed. \u201cI wasn\u2019t the only one. Everyone in there was. Fifty-three years [the last time the Knicks won the championship was in 1973], everyone let it all out, everyone felt joyful, they were tears of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n It wasn\u2019t the first time he shed tears.<\/p>\n Video of Morgan getting teary after the Knicks\u2019 spectacular come-from-behind Game 4<\/a> win is all over social media.<\/p>\n The \u201cSNL\u201d alum, pictured in May 2026, has been a longtime Knicks fan. Getty Images<\/p>\n Morgan, seen at Game One of the Finals, says that he \u201cbroke down a lot\u201d after the Knicks won. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n Morgan added that his untempered joy is also for New York City.<\/p>\n \u201cIt means we\u2019re over the hump,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe curse is over, and this is the first time in a long time that I\u2019ve really seen the city happy,\u201d noting that the city has been \u201cthrough a lot\u201d the last couple of decades with 9\/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve been through a lot, and we have something to really, really be proud of,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n