New York Knicks guard Jose Alvarado has continued his eight-day drinking celebration after the franchise ended its 53-year wait for an NBA championship, with social media footage showing him throwing cash at Starlets, a gentleman’s club in Queens.
Jose Alvarado didn’t slow down after the Larry O’Brien trophy found its way back to New York.
Just days after the Knicks’ historic postseason triumph, the Knicks guard—still front and center across the city’s championship tour—has been filmed at Starlets, a gentleman’s club in Queens, throwing stacks of cash into the air during a late-night stop that spread across social media.
In the video circulating from inside the venue, Alvarado is seen standing near the stage wearing a heavy chain as dollar bills rain down. Dozens of onlookers filmed the moment as the music-filled atmosphere turned into full-on chaos, with cash raining over the crowd and performers.
The strip club outing lands as the latest chapter in the promise Alvarado made before New York finally secured the championship. On a podcast earlier in the week, he laid out his plan in blunt terms: “If we win, I’m going to be drunk for eight days,” adding, “I’m having a party in like every state.”
Since the Knicks’ victory, Alvarado has leaned into that pledge publicly, anchoring victory parties and parade moments across New York as the celebrations continued to sweep through the city.
Hours before the club footage emerged. Alvarado shared a photo that showed him “completely passed out face-down on a folding table” during his travels. The image carried the simple caption “Day 7,” leaving many fans believing he might finally be ready to stop and rest. Instead, he appeared to find another gear—returning to the party atmosphere alongside local revelers in Queens.
The late-night scene has made Alvarado one of the most visible faces of the Knicks’ championship run over the past week, a run that culminated in a major citywide celebration after the team ended its 53-year wait to win an NBA championship.
That title win triggered an open-top bus parade through Manhattan. with owner James Dolan joining players. WAGs. celebrities and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani as the team moved through the streets. Fans packed the route in blue and orange. and even the trash cans along the “Canyon of Heroes” had been repainted in the same colors to mark the occasion.
Not everyone handled the moment with care. During the Thursday parade. a viral clip showed a woman in a blue Knicks t-shirt and an orange fisherman beanie hat picking up a trash receptacle and emptying a “mountain of rubbish” onto the sidewalk. including spilled beverages. Passersby watched as the mess piled up across the paving. and social media users responded with anger. calling the act “disgusting” and condemning it as a “lack of respect.”.
For Alvarado, though, the story so far has been simple: he made his eight-day pledge, and despite signs that he might have hit the wall, he kept going—ending one of the week’s biggest nights with cash thrown into the spotlight at Starlets.
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