Ben Stiller tells The Post how he’s reveling in Knicks being on cusp of title after years with ‘a lot of pain’

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Ben Stiller, a lifelong Knicks fan, is savoring the team's unexpected run toward an NBA championship after decades of disappointment. The actor told The Post that years of losing and organizational dysfunction left him emotionally numb, but this season has rekindled hope. With the Knicks on the cusp of their first title since 1970, Stiller joins countless New York fans experiencing a cathartic shift from cynicism to genuine belief. The turnaround represents not just a sports story but a reprieve from what he calls "a lot of pain" embedded in the franchise's modern history.