Sports · Basketball · 6 hrs ago
Andre Drummond sat out the Knicks’ championship ring ceremony
New York Knicks center Andre Drummond stayed in the locker room during the team's championship ring and banner ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks were celebrating their 2025-26 NBA title, won before Drummond joined the team in the offseason.
He said he had not earned the celebration, and wanted the players who won the title to have their moment.
Drummond played in the opener and scored 12 points with a team-high 14 rebounds, while the Knicks lost 106-100 to Philadelphia.
The crowd welcomed him with chants, and Drummond said the support gave him chills.
New York next travels to face Boston in its first road game of the season on Friday.
Andre Drummond stayed in the locker room during the New York Knicks’ championship ring and banner ceremony.
The new Knicks center said he wanted the returning players to have their moment because he had not been part of last season’s title.
The ceremony took place before the Knicks’ season-opening game at Madison Square Garden.
New York lost 106-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Drummond scored 12 points and had a team-high 14 rebounds.
- Who
- Andre Drummond, a new Knicks center.
- What
- He sat out the team’s championship ring and banner ceremony.
- When
- Before the Knicks’ season-opening game on Tuesday night.
- Where
- Madison Square Garden in New York.
- Why
- He said he had not been part of last season’s title and wanted the returning players to have their moment.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Knicks held their championship ring and banner ceremony at Madison Square Garden, while Drummond stayed in the locker room.
The Knicks lost 106-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers, and Drummond recorded 12 points and 14 rebounds.
- Ceremony
- Knicks’ championship ring and banner ceremony
- Venue
- Madison Square Garden
- Opponent
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Final score
- Philadelphia 106, New York 100
- Drummond’s game stats
- 12 points and 14 rebounds
3 sources
What people are saying
I let those guys have their moment
I feel like I've got to earn it
I don't want to experience something that I wasn't there for.
Right now we’re 0-1.