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Dec 16, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; New York Knicks center\/forward Karl-Anthony Towns (32) and guard Jalen Brunson (11) hold the the Emirates NBA Cup trophy after victory over the San Antonio Spurs at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe New York Knicks will take a pass when it comes to raising a banner in the rafters of Madison Square Garden following their NBA Cup title on Tuesday, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Knicks won the NBA’s third ever in-season tournament with a 124-113 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n While the team is planning to celebrate the accomplishment with fans at an upcoming home game, they will not remember it in perpetuity inside of their home arena.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Los Angeles Lakers won the first in-season tournament title in 2023, while the Milwaukee Bucks won the event last season. Both teams decided to hang banners to memorialize the accomplishment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n New York (18-7) is tied for the fourth-best record in the NBA heading into play Wednesday, while also sitting as the second-best team in the Eastern Conference, 2 1\/2 games behind the Detroit Pistons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Knicks last won an NBA championship in 1973, while finishing as runner-up twice since then in 1994 and 1999. After missing the playoffs in seven consecutive seasons from 2014-20, they have reached the postseason in four of the past five seasons, including a spot in the Eastern Conference finals last season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n