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The Knicks have dazzling, diamond-encrusted championship rings to match their historic title.
Ahead of Tuesday night’s regular-season opener against LeBron James and the 76ers, the Knicks celebrated their first championship in 53 years with a banner-raising ceremony. They also distributed the gaudy jewelry that was created by renowned luxury jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills along with input from Knicks leadership.
The 22-carat ring made up of just under 800 diamonds and blue sapphires set in white gold features a first-of-its-kind feature: a mechanism that includes raising a miniature recreation of Madison Square Garden’s exterior with a turn of the ring.
The underside of the removable part of the ring recreates the Garden’s ceiling, while the top showcases the arena’s lower bowl.
“The ring was designed to capture the team’s identity and the defining moments of its title run,” Jason Arasheben, founder and CEO of Jason of Beverly Hills, told Page Six Style exclusively. “What makes this ring unique from others I’ve created is how every detail — from the combination of round brilliant and emerald-cut diamonds with radially set blue sapphires to the individual player tributes and championship milestones — tells a story that is distinctly New York Knicks.”
Numbers of the entire team wrap around the ring top. Each player’s specific ring includes their last name above their number in diamond.
A .16-carat round diamond signifies the team’s 16-point comeback in the clinching Game 5.
There are 16 emerald-cut diamonds that line the inner part of the ring for every playoff victory.
The shank of the ring is engraved with the phrase “Knicks in Five,” for their NBA Finals victory over the favored Spurs.