Let the NBA Final celebrations continue.
Knicks players Deuce McBride, Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby were at MetLife Stadium for the France-Senegal World Cup 2026 match just days after the Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years.
The three saw one of the best games of the first round of the group stage, with both France and Senegal in the top-20 of the FIFA World Rankings.
After a rocky first half, Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola led the Les Bleus to a 3-1 victory.
The Knicks started watching soccer thanks to Josh Hart, a noted Chelsea fan, and others putting on the games in the locker room.
“Even the guys that like don’t like soccer, like they’re watching too, and they’re like enjoying it because like I think as competitors and athletes, you see how hard they’re playing, and then you start seeing the atmosphere, and it’s a beautiful game too, and I think we just appreciate that,” McBride said on “The Late Run” podcast in May.
Anunoby, who was born in the Harlesden district of north-west London, is a noted Arsenal fan in the Premier League. France featured one of the Gunners’ stars in starting central defender William Saliba.
The World Cup match is just another stop on the Knicks’ victory tour, which has included wild Instagram Live streams, exclusive New York City nightclub appearances, and an appearance on “Good Morning America” and “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”
The next big event is the ticker-tape parade on Thursday at 10 a.m.
