Tyler Kolek is boxing out any negativity from a recent misunderstanding.

The New York Knicks point guard went viral for being stopped by police during the team’s championship parade through New York City June 18, as seen in videos online—but now he’s able to laugh off the mixup.

“It was pretty funny,” Kolek told USA Sports’ Renee Montgomery at the 2026 ESPYS in New York July 15. “It was all lighthearted.”

As for why the 25-year-old believes he was reprimanded while he was celebrating his team’s 2026 NBA Playoffs win?

“Technically we weren’t supposed to get off of our floats,” he explained. “So, they were probably alerted to that. They see a random white dude running by them and they think, ‘Get back in the crowd.’”

What Kolek found even more funny about the entire situation was that it actually happened “two to three times,” one of which his mom caught on video.