Tyler Kolek of the New York Knicks Responds to Being Stopped by Security During NBA Championship Parade
Tyler Kolek is dismissing any negativity from a recent misunderstanding.
The New York Knicks point guard gained attention for being stopped by police during the team’s championship parade through New York City on June 18, as seen in videos online—but he can now laugh off the incident.
“It was pretty funny,” Kolek told USA Sports’ Renee Montgomery at the 2026 ESPYS in New York on July 15. “It was all lighthearted.”
Regarding why the 25-year-old thinks he was stopped while celebrating his team’s 2026 NBA Playoffs victory?
“Technically we weren’t supposed to get off of our floats,” he explained. “So, they were probably alerted to that. They see a random white guy running by them and think, ‘Get back in the crowd.’”
What Kolek found even more amusing about the entire situation was that it actually happened “two to three times,” one of which his mom recorded on video.
