The US sporting triumph that is overshadowing the World Cup

"We care way more about the Knicks than the World Cup right now."

New York is witnessing a moment of sports history - and it has nothing to do with football.

On Saturday night the New York Knicks clinched their first NBA championship in 53 years with a 4-1 series win over the San Antonio Spurs , and the long-awaited victory sent fans into a frenzy.

Fewer than 10 miles away, Brazil faced Morocco in the sixth game of the football World Cup, but it was at Madison Square Garden where scenes were electric.

Thousands of fans gathered - around the home of the Knicks that is often referred to as 'the mecca of basketball' - for an outdoor watch party, despite the game being played in Texas.

Nearby bars were overflowing with anxious New Yorkers who hung on every shot and call during the incredibly close game five in the best-of-seven series.

It is an interesting position for a city in the middle of co-hosting the World Cup.

"People live and shed tears here for basketball," Knicks fan Raymond Yu told the BBC.