More than 2 million fans showed up for the NYKnicks championship parade in lower Manhattan earlier this summer, and many more tuned into the procession from afar (or nearby, from their desks). Spike Lee, Alicia Keys, Ben Stiller, Martha Stewart, Mariska Hargitay, Timothée Chalamet, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani were all there. But if you were watching, you might have spotted another special guest—a four-legged one—riding along on a float. It was MikalBridges’s dog, Sonny. The 10-year-old yellow Labrador retriever is a star in his own right. He has seen Bridges through many different eras and teams in his life, from his college career at Villanova University near his hometown of Philadelphia to his historic victory with the Knicks. So what’s it really like to be the canine son of a champion? Find out at the link in our bio, where the 29-year-old basketball star answers our 2026 #Dogue questionnaire. Photographed by amirbangs