EE x New York Knicks Champ Shorts Black/Gold Men's

The Eric Emanuel x New York Knicks Champ Shorts in Black Gold are a collaboration mesh short released in celebration of the New York Knicks' 2026 NBA Championship, made in New York in Eric Emanuel's signature EE Basketball Short construction with black mesh fabric and gold EE branding that marks the first Knicks championship in over five decades and connects the shorts directly to the team's historic title victory in the 2026 NBA Finals. Produced in collaboration with the New York Knicks organization, the shorts feature two deep side hem pockets in the brand's standard EE Short construction, a cropped above-the-knee fit that has defined the EE Basketball Short silhouette since Eric Emanuel introduced the format, and an all-sales-final, limit-one-per-order purchase restriction that positioned the Champ Shorts as a deliberately limited commemorative release celebrating a franchise milestone that the city and its fanbase had been waiting to celebrate for decades. The Black Gold colorway departs from the Knicks' standard orange and blue team identity to apply championship gold as the accent against a black base, creating a colorway that reads as a victory and trophy reference rather than a standard team-colors execution, distinguishing the Champ Shorts visually from Eric Emanuel's prior Knicks team-colors collaborations that used the franchise's traditional royal blue, orange, and white palette.

Eric Emanuel's relationship with New York Knicks fans and with New York City's broader basketball culture is central to his brand's identity, with the Knicks representing the hometown team for a New York-made label whose founder built EE from a deep connection to New York's basketball court culture, summer league scene, and the specific streetwear aesthetic that grew out of that environment. The Champ Shorts represent the highest-stakes and most culturally significant Knicks collaboration that Emanuel has produced, with the championship context giving the product a historical weight that standard team-license collaborations cannot carry. Released June 13, 2026 at $118 retail through ericemanuel.com with purchase limited to one per order.