EMIRATES NBA CUP

December 16, 2025

OG Anunoby

New York Knicks

Championship Postgame

Knicks 124, Spurs 113

Q. Yesterday you said you would be in sweats for the red carpet, but you came in full set of Prada.

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah, I wore clothes, Burberry.

Q. What changed in your mindset going into the game? This choice reflect anything about you, how you were heading into the Cup Final?

OG ANUNOBY: Oh, no. I just felt like wearing clothes today. I know I wore my Skechers. I wore some real clothes.

Q. Who is more fashionable, you or Jordan?

OG ANUNOBY: Probably it's a tie. Probably it's me actually.

Q. Las Vegas is built on winners and losers. How does this town look like now as a champion and a winner tonight?

OG ANUNOBY: How does the town look?

Q. People look at the town differently when they're winning here in this town.

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah, what do you mean?

Q. Being in this town and being a winner, does that feel different?

OG ANUNOBY: Yeah, it's always nice to win wherever we are. Especially special today for the Cup. It's a really cool tournament. We played a great team. I'm happy we came out winning the game.

Q. How does this give you momentum going into the rest of the season, hopefully going to the Playoffs, maybe winning an NBA Championship?

OG ANUNOBY: It was like a good test for us midseason. We beat a really good team. We're going to see more good teams throughout the rest of the regular season to the Playoffs. Just some momentum, stuff we can take away from it good and bad. It's a good learning experience for us.

Q. Coach said at the end it felt like New York here. Throughout this whole experience, was it reminiscent to the culture at MSG given how strong the New York fans travel?

OG ANUNOBY: No, it was definitely loud. Definitely a lot of Knicks fans. Everywhere we go, there's always a lot of Knicks fans. We're very appreciative of it. We know we have amazing fans, the best fans in the world, so it's really awesome.

Q. You had a great defensive game today. How does that give you momentum? Defense wins championships.

OG ANUNOBY: Just something we can carry over. We'll watch the film, see the things we did well. We played a really good team. Things that worked tonight, I'm sure they'll always work, like the effort, communicating, being in the right spots. It's good momentum for us, something to learn from.

Q. How does the Cup help you to elevate your confidence?

OG ANUNOBY: I think every game I want to show that. It helps when we win games. I think winning on this stage can only help. The more we win, the more it can keep impacting the game on both sides, and we can reach those goals.

Q. What makes this Knicks group so special for you?

OG ANUNOBY: I think it's a resilient group. We're all mentally tough, battle-tested, well-coached. We respond. When adversity hits, we always respond. Our coaches challenge us. We go out there and respond, execute what we go over. In practice, what we watch on film...

We're a mentally tough team that always steps up to the challenge.