Thomas Muller only wanted to get to soccer training in New York, but the New York Knicks’ championship parade made him an accidental part of the celebration.
The German soccer star was in the city as Knicks fans flooded Lower Manhattan for the franchise’s first NBA title parade in more than five decades.
What should have been a simple bike ride quickly turned into a reminder of how completely the parade had taken over the city. Thomas Muller found the funny side of it.
Thomas Muller gets caught in New York Knicks parade crowd
Muller’s video showed him trying to move through New York while the Knicks celebration filled the streets around him.
“I wanted to go to my training session today, to the soccer field, took the bike, but I don’t know why, but I struggled a little bit,” Muller said.
The camera then showed the size of the crowd, making clear why Muller’s route had become impossible. ESPN FC shared the clip with the caption: “Tough day to try and get through New York City.”
It was a light moment from a World Cup winner suddenly running into a completely different kind of sporting celebration.
Muller did not look annoyed by the delay, more amused that his ride to a soccer field had been swallowed by orange and blue.
Thomas Muller stunned by massive New York Knicks celebration
The German soccer superstar summed up the scale of the moment in one line as he looked out at the parade crowd.
“The Knicks are too strong this year, even the parade, it’s massive,” he added.
The comment fit the day. The NYPD said more than two million people lined the Canyon of Heroes for the parade, with fans packing Lower Manhattan to celebrate the Knicks’ first championship since 1973.
The team earned that turnout by beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 in the NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson’s 45-point performance in Game 5 sealed the title, ending a 53-year wait that made the parade feel bigger than a normal championship celebration.
For Muller, the timing turned an ordinary training trip into a viral New York moment. He became part of the parade without planning to, caught between soccer work and a city celebrating one of its biggest basketball days in generations.
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