Jordyn Woods’s Lucky Knicks Bag is on Display in the Guggenheim
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Jordyn Woods’s $125 orange faux ostrich leather clutch bag is being credited by Knicks fans and players for contributing to the team’s first NBA Championship final win in 53 years.
- Woods, engaged to Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, wore the purse to nearly all games leading up to the finals, coinciding with the team’s winning streak.
- The Knicks lost only on the day Woods did not bring the bag, which was also the day Madison Square Garden enforced a no-bag policy due to heightened security for President Trump’s attendance.
- The bag has received recognition from New York City’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and was honored with VIP treatment at the Knicks’ celebratory parade.
- This symbolic clutch bag will now be exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum, highlighting its cultural significance to the Knicks’ historic victory.
