‘I’ve Never Seen This Level of Unity’: Wu-Tang Clan, Fat Joe, Chuck D and More NYC Rappers Celebrate the Knicks’ Championship Win

It’s June 10, 2026, and RZA, the leader of the Wu-Tang Clan , is reading the room — a really big room.

The Wu’s many members have once again joined forces to rock Madison Square Garden, but this is no ordinary hometown concert. The newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members are set to perform during halftime of Game 4 of the NBA Championship series, where the Knicks have a 2-1 lead over the San Antonio Spurs .

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Before the game, the mood is as festive as New Year’s Eve in Times Square. The Knicks and Wu-Tang meet in a hallway near the locker rooms, big each other up, shake hands, “What’s up?!” The two teams know each other well: We’ve seen Knicks players in ads for Wu-Tang Jordan Brand sneakers, and we’ve seen Wu-Tang do freestyles for the brand Kith, which promoted the Knicks. It’s love.

But it’s a very different scene a couple of hours later. A pall has settled over the Garden as the Knicks’ faithful, including Timothee Chalamet, Spike Lee, Taylor Swift, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld and beloved alumni like Patrick Ewing and John Starks — not to mention the 19,000-odd fans who’d shelled out tens of thousands for tickets —have been deflated by the Knicks’ shockingly poor play… so poor that they are down by 2 points and, if they were to win, it would be the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history.

Wu-Tang to the rescue: “It’s a little soggy out there,” RZA says. “Let’s get the energy up.”