Knicks NBA title run bittersweet for NYC mom of slain teen hoops fan as murder remains unsolved
The Knicks' playoff run has brought bittersweet emotions for Shanae Sanders, whose son Tristan was murdered in 2024. As the team approaches the NBA Finals, she reflects on her son's love for the Knicks and the joy their success brings amidst her grief. The ongoing search for justice for Tristan remains a painful reminder of the violence that took his life.
- ▪Tristan Sanders, a 15-year-old Knicks fan, was shot and killed in 2024, and his murder remains unsolved.
- ▪Shanae Sanders celebrates the Knicks' success as a way to honor her son's memory during their historic playoff run.
- ▪The Knicks are competing in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, coinciding with National Gun Violence Awareness Month.
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Metro Knicks NBA title run bittersweet for NYC mom of slain teen hoops fan as murder remains unsolved By Georgett Roberts and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published May 31, 2026, 12:24 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Knicks playoff run has been bittersweet for Brooklyn mom Shanae Sanders, whose celebration of the team’s new success is a reminder of her 15-year-old son — a diehard fan whose 2024 murder remains unsolved. “I just wish he was here,” Sanders said of her slain son, Tristan Sanders. “At the watch party at Radio City Music Hall, I was like, ‘Oh man if he could see this with me, if we could enjoy this together. We would be hugging each other or shouting,'” she said.
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