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Knicks Fans Think Trump Cursed the Team. So They Burned Sage and Protested the Barricades Outside MSG
At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, just hours before Game 4 of the Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals, several New Yorkers were spotted outside Madison Square Garden cleansing the air with copal and sage to manifest better luck for their hometown team. “We’re saging the Madison!” said Deisy, a woman dressed in a bohemian orange-and-blue ensemble […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Knicks Fans Think Trump Cursed the Team. So They Burned Sage and Protested the Barricades Outside MSG, At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, just hours before Game 4 of the Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals, several New Yorkers were spotted outside Madison Square Garden cleansing the air with copal and sage to manifest better luck for their hometown team. “We’re saging the Madison!” said Deisy, a woman dressed in a bohemian orange-and-blue ensemble […]
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- Knicks Fans Think Trump Cursed the Team. So They Burned Sage and Protested the Barricades Outside MSGVariety - 2026-06-11T01:01:22+00:00
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