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It\u2019s love and basketball \u2014 but only if it\u2019s the Knicks.<\/p>\n

A pair of high school sweethearts are bitter rivals in their loyalties to their favorite sports teams, but their unwavering support for the newest NBA champions is a true love story.<\/p>\n

Read more Champion Knicks are taking over NYC \u2014 How to watch the ticker-tape parade for free<\/a><\/p>\n

The Knicks have been a throughline for Queens couple Danielle Kuchinskas and Alex Frawley\u2019s romance, capped with seeing the dramatic, history-making Game 5 in San Antonio a full-circle moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable feeling. We\u2019re over the moon. This is what we\u2019ve been waiting for for so long and it\u2019s crazy how they\u2019re the champions!\u201d Kuchinskas, 35, told The Post. <\/p>\n

The husband-and-wife duo\u2019s love for basketball and the Knicks was one of the first things that they bonded over when their romance sparked in 2007.<\/p>\n

The couple, both from Middle Village, were raised as Knicks fans and played the sport for their respective high schools. Frawley played for Regis in Manhattan, while Kuchinskas played for Christ the King \u2014 the same alma mater as Knicks star Jose Alvarado.<\/p>\n

They also both boasted hoop-themed AIM screen names: Kuckinskas was DKlovesbball, and Frawley was littlebballdude20, a reference to retired Knicks star Allan Houston, who wore the number.<\/p>\n

The love for the Knicks was enough to carry them when they separated for their college years and pledged loyalties to their warring schools\u2019 basketball teams, which they both maintain today.<\/p>\n

Frawley is a dedicated Georgetown follower, while Kuckinskas stands behind Villanova University, but they put their differences aside to watch the college games together \u2014 which fatefully allowed the couple to witness Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges in action before their Knicks stardom.<\/p>\n

The fan fissure was the second for the couple, who were raised with contending baseball loyalties. <\/p>\n

Kuckinskas is a dedicated Mets fan, while Frawley inherited his love for the Yankees from his Bronx-born grandfather. <\/p>\n

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When asked if the opposing support ever got heated, Frawley, 36, a lawyer, admitted: \u201cA little bit!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing back two years ago, we were a little worried \u2014 I put that lightly \u2014 about what [the League Championship Series] would look like if it were a subway series and we would handle that because we weren\u2019t sure we\u2019d be able to go to those kinds of games together,\u201d he continued. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe agreed that we would have to watch separately!\u201d added Kuckinskas, a paralegal.<\/p>\n

The Knicks, however, have done nothing but unite the pair. <\/p>\n

The Queens lovebirds secured partial-season tickets in 2023, but realized in April that they were willing to start trailing the team across the country to be part of their historic, and ultimately championship-winning, run. <\/p>\n

Kuckinskas and Frawley witnessed the team destroy the Hawks in Atlanta and the 76ers in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

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They missed the Knicks crushing the Cavaliers in Cleveland, but flew out for each of the Finals games in San Antonio, including one where Kuchinskas waved a \u201cMSG Texas\u201d sign in reference to the wave of Knicks fans that overtook Spurs territory.<\/p>\n

Most importantly, the couple was in the Texas stands when the final buzzer went off and secured the Knicks\u2019 victory in the history books. <\/p>\n

\u201cI got so emotional. I cried when they won! Alex and I shared a really nice hug. It\u2019s just unbelievable \u2014 and we\u2019re still processing it. It\u2019s an incredible feeling,\u201d said Kuckinskas.<\/p>\n

Frawley added: \u201cIt\u2019s special to unite for the Knicks and be able to cheer together. It\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more Here\u2019s how to watch the Knicks ticker-tape parade live for free at home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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