PHOTOS: Heroic MTA Bus Operator Luis Jimenez Celebrates NY Liberty WNBA Championship With Team During Parade

Jimenez Is a Member of the NY Liberty's 'Timeless Torches' Dance Team That Performs During Home Games at the Barclays Center

Jimenez Was Also Recognized for His Efforts in Saving a Five-Year-Old Girl Who Had Wandered Away from School Last Month

View Photos of Jimenez at the NY Liberty Ticker Tape Parade

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus operator Luis Jimenez helped celebrate the NY Liberty's WNBA Championship ticker-tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes Thursday morning.

Jimenez, who is a member of the team's "Timeless Torches" dance troupe was also praised for his quick-thinking actions when he saved a five-year-old girl who walked away from school last month in Harlem after her pet fish died, and was reunited with her this week and presented her with a new goldfish.

The Liberty won their first-ever title on Sunday with a 67-62 win over the Minnesota Lynx. It's the first time a professional New York basketball team has won a championship since the New York Knicks in 1973.