Whoopi Goldberg turned Tuesday’s opening of The View into a quick Knicks joke before she even sat down.
Goldberg walked onto the stage holding a broom and sweeping as she followed her cohosts toward the Hot Topics table. The bit looked random for only a moment before she made the Knicks joke clear.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Goldberg explained that the broom was a playful nod to the New York Knicks sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers and reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.
Goldberg Turned the Opening Into a Knicks Celebration
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Goldberg began the live episode with the broom still in hand, greeting the audience while continuing to sweep the stage.
“I just wanted to finish sweeping this up right here,” Goldberg said, according to Entertainment Weekly. “Is that the sweep? Yeah!”
The official The View Instagram account also framed the moment around the Knicks, congratulating the team on its run to the Finals. The gag was not a protest, a wardrobe stunt, or a production mistake. It was a sports joke timed to New York’s biggest basketball moment in years.
The Knicks Sweep Gave the Joke Its Punchline
The Knicks had just closed out the Eastern Conference Finals with a 130-93 win over Cleveland. The Associated Press reported that New York completed a four-game sweep and reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
Goldberg congratulated both teams while making it clear she was thrilled for New York. Sara Haines also joined the mood by wearing blue and orange Knicks colors on set, giving the morning show a quick dose of playoff energy before the panel moved into the day’s other topics.
The Moment Was Playful, Not Dramatic
The phrase “walked out” can make the moment sound more dramatic than it was. Goldberg was not leaving the broadcast or cutting off a segment. She was walking out onto the stage at the start of the show with a broom in her hand.
That distinction keeps the story in the right lane. Goldberg was not making a tense statement. She was leaning into a New York sports celebration on a show that often lets its cohosts bring personality into the opening minutes.
Fans Got a Very New York Morning TV Moment
The View has always worked best when the cohosts react to the day in real time, and this was exactly that kind of moment. The Knicks had given New York a reason to celebrate, and Goldberg brought that excitement into the studio before the panel fully settled into the show.
The broom made the celebration instantly readable. Even viewers who were not following every playoff detail could understand the joke once the panel mentioned the sweep.
For Knicks fans, it was another sign that the team’s Finals run had moved beyond sports pages and into the wider pop-culture conversation.