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Knicks fans name their son Knickson Fyve after NBA Finals win
Actor and filmmaker Vance Bradford and his wife, Yvonne Gonzalez, named their son Knickson Fyve after the New York Knicks won the NBA Finals.
The Queens-based couple had planned different names before changing their choice as the Knicks advanced through the playoffs.
They chose Knickson and then added Fyve, echoing the phrase “Knicks in Five.”
The team ended a 53-year wait for a championship this summer.
Their son was born on August 8, 56 days after the Knicks won the title.
Bradford’s mother had been a Knicks scorekeeper during the team’s previous championship season in 1972-73.
The unusual name drew criticism on social media, though the couple said they were happy with their choice.
Vance Bradford and Yvonne Gonzalez named their son Knickson Fyve Bradford after the New York Knicks won the NBA Finals.
The Queens-based couple welcomed their son on August 8, according to the Daily Mail.
They had chosen different names before the Knicks’ playoff run changed their plans.
The couple said the name commemorates the team’s title and reflects their support for the Knicks.
Some social media users criticized the unusual name.
- Who
- Vance Bradford and Yvonne Gonzalez named their son Knickson Fyve Bradford.
- What
- They named him in honor of the Knicks’ NBA Finals win.
- When
- He was born on August 8; the couple announced his name on Wednesday, October 22, 2026.
- Where
- The couple are based in Queens, New York. The sources do not state where the child was born.
- Why
- The couple wanted to commemorate the Knicks’ championship and their playoff run.
The parents
Critics of the name
Name choice
The parents
The couple said the name honored the Knicks’ title and was their motto.
Critics of the name
Some social media users called the name abnormal and criticized the parents’ choice.
The New York Knicks won the NBA Finals, ending a 53-year title drought.
Bradford and Gonzalez’s son was born.
The couple announced that they had named their son Knickson Fyve Bradford.
- Child’s name
- Knickson Fyve Bradford
- Parents
- Vance Bradford and Yvonne Gonzalez
- Birth date
- August 8
- Family location
- Queens
- Knicks title drought
- 53 years
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What people are saying
Knickson Fyve is definitely our motto. Knickson Fyve forever!
I was just like "Yep! Absolutely. That's it.
Poor kid I hate when parents do this.
a commemorative baby is crazy.