Knicks point guard Jose Alvarado started his victory tour in his native Brooklyn by making a surprise appearance in the Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday.
Alvarado ditched his white tank top and waved it over his head while the crowd chanted “Knicks in five!” during the eighth annual parade in Bushwick.
“Thank you guys so much, it means the world to me. Really,” Alvarado said as he stood on a float. “I’m a kid from Brooklyn. And the Knicks party f–kin’ did it.”
Knicks guard Jordan Clarkson was also seen posing with fans at the celebration.
The parade typically starts before noon, but was pushed to 3 p.m. – likely to accommodate this year’s special guests.
Alvarado is the only born-and-raised New Yorker on the current Knicks roster.
He grew up in Williamsburg before his family moved to Queens, where he quickly established himself as a standout athlete at Christ The King High School in Middle Village.
Alvarado is of Puerto Rican descent and helped the island’s basketball team qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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