Deuce McBride – Miles “Deuce” McBride promised on X that he’ll sign “every Deuce jersey I see” during the New York Knicks’ championship parade on Thursday, June 18, 2026—an unusually direct gesture after a standout regular season and a tougher Finals run.
New York Knicks fans lining up for Thursday’s championship parade won’t just be celebrating a title—they’ll be watching Miles “Deuce” McBride decide, in real time, whether he can keep up with the demand.
In the early minutes of June 18, McBride posted on X that he will be “signing every Deuce jersey I see.” With the Knicks set to draw a massive crowd for the festivities, it’s a vow that sounds simple until you picture the number of jerseys in the streets.
McBride enters the celebration coming off his best statistical season in the NBA. Over 41 regular-season games, he averaged 12 points per game, and he logged a career-high 26.3 minutes per game.
His postseason had its own rhythm. Against the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, McBride averaged 10 points per game. Then the pattern changed in the NBA Finals, where he took more of a backseat role. In the Finals, he averaged 2.2 points per game in 13.2 minutes per game. He connected on just three of his 17 three-pointers.
The parade itself is scheduled to start at 10 am EST on Thursday, June 18, and it will conclude at City Hall, where a ceremony is set for 12 pm. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present each of the Knicks players with a key to the city, and Alicia Keys will perform at the ceremony.
For McBride, the timing makes the promise feel especially personal. The Knicks won their franchise’s first championship since 1973 when they defeated the San Antonio Spurs. Their last Finals appearance before this one came in 1999 against the Spurs, a series they lost in five games.
In 2026, this time, New York got the job done against San Antonio in five games. The Knicks won the first two games in San Antonio, then returned to New York after losing Game 3. They responded in Game 4 by coming back from a 29-point deficit. Then they closed out the series by beating the Spurs in Game 5.
That’s the backdrop for what’s coming on Thursday: a parade built on a championship comeback, now paired with McBride’s straightforward pledge—sign as many “Deuce” jerseys as fans bring his way, one by one, from start to finish.
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