Knicks' Tyler Kolek Stopped By Cops During Championship Parade: 'i Swear I’m On The Team Bro'

He’s not NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson.

He’s not OG Anunoby, whose last-second tip-in will everlastingly beryllium etched into nan minds of New York sports fans.

He’s not Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges aliases immoderate of nan different players that helped nan Knicks conclusion nan San Antonio Spurs successful nan NBA Finals for nan organization’s first title successful 53 years.

But, arsenic Tyler Kolek recovered himself having to explain connected Thursday, “I committedness I’m connected nan squad bro.”

That was what nan backup constituent defender wrote connected X, followed by 3 laughing-until-crying emojis, soon aft he was stopped by 2 constabulary officers who apparently did not admit him arsenic a Knicks subordinate during nan team’s title parade successful Lower Manhattan.

A video that has gone viral connected societal media shows Kolek skipping on nan parade way adjacent to a obstruction meant to support fans disconnected that portion of nan street, utilizing 1 manus to clasp a brew and nan different to slap hands pinch fans.

At 1 point, an serviceman stepped successful beforehand of Kolek to artifact his way while different mildly grabbed him by nan shoulders and motioned for nan confused subordinate to spell backmost successful nan guidance from which he came.

An unidentified man who had been accompanying Kolek quickly stepped in, and past officers allowed him to pass.

To beryllium adjacent to nan officers, Kolek — wearing a Knicks hat, Knicks T-shirt and gym shorts — looked for illustration he could person been 1 of nan estimated 2 cardinal fans attending nan parade.

And he’s not nan astir recognizable subordinate connected nan team. Kolek has made 1 commencement successful 103 crippled appearances during his 2 years pinch nan Knicks, averaging almost 10 minutes a game. He did not make it into an NBA Finals crippled but played successful 8 postseason games this year, averaging 3.5 points and 6.6 minutes a game.

It doesn’t look that nan very little run-in pinch nan rule dampened Kolek’s mood, based connected nan parade videos he posted connected his Instagram. One showed his position of nan monolithic crowds connected either broadside of nan street; another showed him throwing confetti while singing on to “New York, New York;” and another showed him opinionated extracurricular nan railing connected a moving float while dancing and cheering.

And, yes, one showed nan incident pinch parade security, on pinch nan caption “I hoop bro I swear” and 4 laughing-until-crying emojis.