US EditionNBA Playoffs 2025: Spike Lee 'Would Give up an Academy Award' to See Knicks Win Championship
- Spike Lee, a two-time Oscar recipient and avid New York Knicks fan, expressed that he is willing to sacrifice one of his Academy Awards if the Knicks secure the NBA championship in 2025.
- He made this statement ahead of the Knicks’ Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers during an NBA on TNT conversation with analysts including Charles Barkley.
- The Knicks secured a 111-94 victory in Game 5, narrowing the Pacers’ advantage in the Eastern Conference finals to a 3-2 series margin and keeping their hopes alive.
- Before the tip-off of Game 5 during the TNT broadcast, Barkley replied to Lee’s trade suggestion with a pointed remark, insisting that Lee would ultimately hold onto his players.
- If the Knicks win the next game in Indiana to even the series, they would host a decisive Game 7 at Madison Square Garden, keeping Lee’s hopes alive.
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Spike Lee Would Give Up 1 of His Oscars for the Knicks to Win an NBA Championship
The rabid Knicks fan is a two-time Academy Award winnerDavid L. Nemec/NBAE via Getty Spike LeeNEED TO KNOWSpike Lee made a surprising disclosure in an appearance on Inside the NBAThe director said he would give up one of his Oscars for the Knicks to win a title this yearLee is a Madison Square Garden fixture who cheers the team on from his courtside seatsSpike Lee’s love of the Knicks knows no bounds!As the team hovered on the brink of eliminati…
Spike Lee reveals one thing he 'would give up an Academy Award' for
Shaquille O'Neal also gave an update on "Inside the NBA."Al Bello/Getty Timothée Chalamet and Spike Lee cheer on the New York Knicks on May 29Spike Lee is known for his love of the New York Knicks, but this is extreme.At Thursday's Eastern Conference final game of the 2025 NBA championship, which his team won 111-94 over the Indiana Pacers, he offered up one of the honors he's received for his decades-long career in the entertainment industry in…
Spike Lee Shares the Extreme Sacrifice He’d Make for a Knicks NBA Title
Legendary filmmaker and lifelong New York Knicks superfan Spike Lee made a bold declaration Thursday night, revealing just how far he’d go to see his beloved team finally win another NBA title — even if it meant giving up one of the highest honors in Hollywood. The 68-year-old director returned courtside at Madison Square Garden to cheer on the Knicks in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference Finals showdown against the Indiana Pacers. With the Knic…
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