Featured Video
WILD Facts About LeBron to 76ers 😧
2026 NBA Finals New York Knicks Championship Portraits
Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

Knicks' Tyler Kolek Gives Middle Finger in Trending IG Photo After Winning NBA Title

Scott PolacekJun 14, 2026

Tyler Kolek wasn't exactly a major contributor to the New York Knicks' title run, but that didn't stop him from turning heads in his celebratory photograph.

Kolek posted a picture of himself giving the middle finger with the Larry O'Brien Trophy and a caption that read "World Champion" following his team's 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Saturday's Game 5 of the NBA Finals:

The Marquette product never once saw the court during the NBA Finals, although he scored eight points in the Game 4 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers that clinched a sweep in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In all, he appeared in eight playoff games and averaged 6.6 minutes a night in those contests.

Yet the role player did play 62 times in the regular season with one start and averaged 4.4 points, 2.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds a night while shooting 38.6 percent from deep.

And now he is an NBA champion.