Ben Stiller tells The Post how he’s reveling in Knicks being on cusp of title after years with ‘a lot of pain’
Ben Stiller is reveling in the New York Knicks being on the cusp of a title after years of experiencing pain and disappointment as a fan. Stiller's fandom began during the 1973-74 season and was reinvigorated after he moved back to NYC from LA in 2010. He has witnessed plenty of the team's struggles from courtside seats, but is now excited about the team's potential to win a championship.
- ▪Ben Stiller has been a New York Knicks fan since the 1973-74 season.
- ▪The Knicks have not won a championship in 53 years.
- ▪Stiller's fandom was reinvigorated after he moved back to NYC from LA in 2010.
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exclusive New York Knicks Stefan Bondy Ben Stiller tells The Post how he’s reveling in Knicks being on cusp of title after years with ‘a lot of pain’ By Stefan Bondy Published June 7, 2026, 8:28 p.m. ET Ben Stiller is pictured at the Garden on June 7. Charles Wenzelberg Ben Stiller, like so many others around NYC, had become numb to the losing, the dysfunction, the pain. See Also New York Knicks Jalen Brunson’s forever steal offered a big-game reminder The Knicks were accepted as “a joke,” he said, and standards were lowered to cope. “My whole life I’ve lived with this idea that, ‘Oh, the Knicks aren’t going to make it, the Knicks have never been good, the Knicks have been a joke for a long time back in the day,’ ” Stiller, the award-winning comedian and director, told The Post.
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