Mayor Zohran Mamdani was photographed at New York’s championship parade on June 18 holding Jordyn Woods’ orange Knicks “lucky” clutch—an accessory that has taken on big-game lore during the NBA Finals and even sparked jokes from Karl-Anthony Towns.
On June 18, New York’s championship parade had one more familiar face in the crowd—not a player, but a bright orange clutch that fans have come to treat like a good omen.
Jordyn Woods. the entrepreneur and fiancée of Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns. shared a photo from the parade showing Mayor Zohran Mamdani proudly holding her now-famous orange clutch. Woods captioned the Instagram post “WE OUTSIDEEE. ” as the mayor smiled with the accessory that became a surprising symbol of the Knicks’ title run.
The clutch is from Woods’ fashion line: a Summer Citrus Tux Clutch Mini. Its rise into Knicks folklore began during the NBA Finals, when Woods’ regular habit of carrying it during key victories helped turn it into a “good luck” centerpiece for supporters watching the run unfold.
That superstition sharpened after the Knicks lost Game 3. The clutch was left at home when Woods went without it, and social media quickly turned the moment into a running joke—some fans claiming the bag had effectively become the team’s secret weapon.
Towns leaned into the mythology himself. During an appearance on The Tonight Show, he joked that his fiancée had “made some magic” with the clutch during New York’s championship push.
Woods has also signaled that the clutch’s era may be ending. While appearing on TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle on June 17, she suggested the accessory deserved a break after helping the Knicks capture a title. “After tomorrow, I’m gonna hang it in the rafters,” Woods said. “It needs a rest.”
If that plan holds, Mamdani’s parade photo on June 18 may end up as one of the clutch’s last widely seen public moments—another twist in how an outfit choice quietly turned into Knicks championship lore.
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