Spike Lee says he'd trade an Oscar 'in a second' for a Knicks title

Filmmaker Spike Lee said he would give up one of his Oscars to see the Knicks win the NBA Finals. "I got two. I would trade the honorary one and keep the one for screenwriting for 'BlacKkKlansman,'" he said. "Trade that in a second." He also suggested he'd forgo another film with longtime collaborator Denzel Washington if it meant a Knicks championship; the two have worked together on five films over more than two decades.

"Well, Denzel said publicly like he only has two more films and he's done," Lee said, adding, "But Denzel understands why, he said already he's retiring." Lee recalled bringing Knicks jerseys to the Vatican after learning Pope Leo XIV attended Villanova, the alma mater of three current Knicks players, including captain Jalen Brunson.

"I had two going to Vatican City. I gave him one, signed by me, and I gave him another for him to sign. It came back two months later, but it was signed," he said.

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