The Knicks clinched their first NBA title in 53 years, and thousands of ecstatic fans flooded the intersection of 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue to make sure everyone within a five-block radius knew about it. Most of the mayhem involved buses and policecars. One clip, however, involved a silver McLaren, a Latrell Sprewell jersey, and a Frank Sinatra song.

The video, which has been circulating on social media since Saturday night, shows a man in a number 8 Sprewell Knicks jersey, patterned shorts, and bright orange trainers stepping up to a McLaren stopped in the middle of Times Square. The car‘s dihedral door is open.

The crowd is losing its mind. What they may not have immediately registered is that the man had a plastic water bottle in his left hand when he leaned in. But the bottle – or at least its contents – stayed with the McLaren. The camera then pans to the rear of the car, New Jersey plate visible, as it pulls away through the cheering crowd.

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A McLaren Cabin Is Not the Ideal Place for a Beverage Delivery

For the driver, this was about as unwelcome a situation as Times Square nightlife gets. McLaren interiors are not built for moisture. The cabins in cars like the GT or the Artura use premium leather, Alcantara, and exposed carbon fiber – materials that do not respond well to liquid thrown in there during a championship riot. If the bottle landed on the center console or found its way into any of the electronics, the repair bill alone would make the evening considerably less festive.

The night’s celebrations saw disorder and violence, as some fans clashed with police, smashed windshields, lit fireworks, and scaled scaffolding and light poles.

The NYPD made 63 arrests and reported that 10 officers were injured.

Against that, a water bottle lobbed into a supercar while someone sings New York, New York is almost charming. Almost.

The McLaren driver, for their part, kept moving. That is probably the right call. You are not going to win an argument with Times Square at 1 a.m. on the night the Knicks finally end a 53-year drought. You take the L, you detail the car, and you tell the story forever.