After a pair of dramatic comebacks in Boston, the New York Knicks return to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals with a 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics. The Garden will be electric. A song with a bizarre and unlikely origin guarantees it. This is the story of "Go NY Go." It was originally published on May 17, 2024.
The song underpinning the Knicks' run through the NBA playoffs isn't some new rap hit or club anthem, and it isn't some underground or on-the-cusp track that's about to get huge.