A viewing event at a cinema in Kowloon Bay featured seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry, who distributed tickets to pre-season games in Macau.
On Sunday, hundreds of basketball enthusiasts in Hong Kong filled a cinema in Kowloon Bay to watch the New York Knicks claim their first NBA championship in 53 years, ending one of the longest championship droughts in professional sports. Seven-time titleholder Robert Horry joined the crowd as the franchise finally broke its dry spell.
The NBA-organized watch party attracted supporters of both the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, who convened for the 8:30 am Hong Kong time tip-off aware that the series might conclude that morning.
A victory for the Knicks secured the franchise’s first NBA championship since 1973, while a Spurs win would have pushed the finals to a Game 6.
Horry, a seven-time NBA champion known as "Big Shot Rob" for his clutch playoff performances, spent the morning engaging with fans, taking photos, and giving away prizes, including two courtside seats for the NBA China Games in Macau in October.
Sunday’s event occurred as the NBA’s relationship with China has largely stabilized after several years of uncertainty.