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Tracy Morgan may not have a single favorite player on the New York Knicks, but he has certainly declared Jalen Brunson as the “King of New York” after the team’s recent success.
The “30 Rock” star, now 57, shared his thoughts with Page Six in an exclusive interview shortly after the Knicks clinched the NBA Finals, securing a 4-1 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
“I can’t point out just one player because everyone contributed to this win,” Morgan explained. “From the coaching staff to every team member, everyone played a part, so I won’t single anyone out. But right now, Brunson, as the team captain, stands as the King of New York. That’s what the people are saying.”
In a playful twist, Morgan compared Brunson to a Ghostbuster and even broke into a rendition of the classic theme song from the 1984 film.
“There’s something strange in your neighborhood. Who you gonna call? Jalen Brunson!”
The star of “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” shared that he feels “incredible right now” and shed many tears on Saturday night after the Knicks’ victory.
“I broke down a lot,” he confessed. “I wasn’t the only one. Everyone in there was. Fifty-three years [the last time the Knicks won the championship was in 1973], everyone let it all out, everyone felt joyful, they were tears of joy.”
It wasn’t the first time he shed tears.
Video of Morgan getting teary after the Knicks’ spectacular come-from-behind Game 4 win is all over social media.
Morgan added that his untempered joy is also for New York City.
“It means we’re over the hump,” he explained. “The curse is over, and this is the first time in a long time that I’ve really seen the city happy,” noting that the city has been “through a lot” the last couple of decades with 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’ve been through a lot, and we have something to really, really be proud of,” he said.
Although he has been a fixture on “Celebrity Row,” Morgan demurred when Page Six called him a “superfan.”
“The superfans are the ones sitting way up there,” he countered. “The real fans are way up there.”
The “SNL” alum hopes to be part of the parade this coming Thursday.
“Right now I’m still processing everything, and hopefully I’ll go to the parade,” he revealed, “I want to be a part of it. I want to be a part of the people. Hopefully I’ll be there with my family.”