Hour 2: A Knicks parade for the ages

Summary

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Don, Hahn & Rosenberg – Hour 2: A Knicks Parade for the Ages

Date: June 18, 2026
Podcast: Don, Hahn & Rosenberg (ESPN New York)
Hosts: Don La Greca, Alan Hahn, Peter Rosenberg
Theme: Celebrating the New York Knicks’ NBA Championship and the epic parade through New York City—the first Knicks title in 53 years.

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Episode Overview

Hour 2 of "A Knicks Parade for the Ages" captures the exuberance, emotion, and energy of a city united for the New York Knicks’ long-awaited NBA championship. Live from Stout near Madison Square Garden, the hosts recount personal moments, unpack parade logistics, share fan stories, and honor the key players and broadcasters who made the season special. Through call-ins and reminiscence, the show becomes an audio mosaic of a day New Yorkers will never forget.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The Atmosphere: Parade and Celebration

• The hosts broadcast live from Stout, surrounded by fans, soaking in the electric post-parade energy.
• Caller stories highlight the lengths fans went—early wake-ups, massive crowds, creative attempts to get close to the parade—and the shared triumph even for those who didn’t make it to the front lines.
• Alan Hahn: “Every bodega and every bagel spot had lines... People were just giving up. Let's just go get breakfast and wander around because I'm not doing this. But… I just want to be downtown. I just want to eat and hang out.” (12:54)
• Peter Rosenberg: “How are you managing 2.5 million people?” (14:40)
• The parade’s scale is compared to historical celebrations, culminating in good-natured arguments over whether attendance beat MacArthur’s victory parade ("Just put seven million. Nobody's gonna check." – 18:54).

Fan Stories: Making the Most of the Experience

• Victor from the Bronx tells how he and friends used a connection (Josh Hart's barber) to slip past barricades and live out a lifelong dream.
  • “I couldn't let my emotions go... but once I got to the parade... the emotions just started kicking in and the tears just started coming in and I knew that I'm a New Yorker, I've never been to the Statue of Liberty. But... I was not going to miss this moment.” (15:14)
• Multiple callers echo themes of community, perseverance, and gratitude—many describing how just being in the city, even blocks away from the parade route, was enough.

Knicks Legends: Who Gets Their Number Retired?

• The trio debates which current Knicks deserve eventual jersey retirement, echoing the tradition of honoring Rangers legends post-1994.
  • Alan Hahn: “Brunson, forget it... But I’m willing to also throw Hart into that. I think Hart is kind of a done deal because I think him and Brunson are attached. I don't think they're going.” (11:18)
  • There's spirited discussion about Josh Hart as "the heart and soul" of the team and OG Anunoby's clutch shot as possibly the “most epic shot in team history.” (9:01 – 10:13)

The Broadcast Family: Honoring Voices and Unsung Heroes

• Don La Greca pays tribute to team broadcasters and behind-the-scenes contributors:
  • “...If you watch or listen to every game, [the broadcasters] are part of the journey. They're a part of it... You are a part of this experience for Knicks fans and you belong on that float.” (20:45)

Peak Emotions: Hosting and Meaning for Rosenberg & Hahn

• Peter Rosenberg’s gratitude for being part of the championship parade:
  • “To have the assignment of being on a float and being part of something like that and something like this that has brought the city together for me is an absolute honor and, and probably the greatest moment in my career.” (20:09)
• Alan Hahn’s role is celebrated by fans and peers alike; multiple callers express heartfelt thanks for his work as the broadcast voice of the Knicks “through the ups and downs.” (17:19, 29:31)

The Scale of the Knicks’ Impact: Merch, Ratings, Hype

• Merchandising and audience numbers reach historic highs:
  • Peter Rosenberg: "They're number one in [NBA merchandise] sales right now in the NBA. And... they've set every Fanatics record humanly possible. Unreal for merchandise sales."
  • NBA Finals content amassed "15 billion views" on social media. (50:10)

Lighthearted Moments & Parade Fashion

• Banter about parade attire ("you look like the old guy trying to look young") and Don's paisley shirt (29:49); frustration over not having a celebratory cigar; failed attempts to get colleagues on the air; floating birthday party plans for Alan Hahn.

Broader NYC Sports Vibes & Soccer Talk

• Closing segments touch on USA soccer’s prospects, comparisons to previous World Cup expectations, and what another national sporting run might mean for building city unity.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Josh Hart’s Knicks legacy:

  • Alan Hahn: “He is the heart and soul player of the team.” (07:38)
  • Peter Rosenberg: “That line that he has... talking to Mitchell Robinson, ‘You get rebounds, but I get rebounds.’” (08:34)

• On making it to the parade:

  • Nick in Emerson: "The fact that we didn't get all the way in there yet we were in the experience with everybody else. You couldn't look forward, left, right, or behind you without somebody wearing orange and blue." (12:23)

• On coverage and fan connection:

  • Caller Will: “Yo, I'd rather turn my TV on, watch the game and listen to y'all instead of the commentator. No disrespect to them, but I know how much y'all are part of the organization. And that's real talk.” (33:08)

• Rosenberg’s gratitude for the moment:

  • “It was really the greatest experience of my career. I can't imagine anything topping that. Today is like the pinnacle for me, just being part of it. I just can't be any more grateful...” (21:46)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Parade Logistics, Stories, & Early Crowds — 12:54 to 14:03
• Josh Hart’s Emotional Role with Knicks — 07:06 to 08:55
• Parade Experiences from Fans — 15:14 (Victor’s story), 32:04 (Will’s story)
• Broadcasters’ Role in the Knicks Journey — 20:45
• Number Retirement Debate — 09:12 to 11:53
• Record Merchandise Sales & Finals Audience — 50:03 – 50:10
• Fan Tributes & Alan Hahn’s Special Place — 29:31 (Caller Gilbert), 34:41 (Caller Josh)
• Peter Rosenberg on Pride & Career Pinnacle — 20:09 – 21:46

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Conclusion: The Essence of a Once-in-a-Lifetime Day

This celebratory episode acts as a living oral history of a triumphant day. It captures the sheer scale and energy of the Knicks’ championship parade and the emotional resonance of shared victory across generations of New Yorkers. Through laughter, nostalgia, and gratitude, Don, Hahn, and Rosenberg (and their callers) distill what it means to root for a team and a city finally at the top after decades of waiting—a parade for the ages, indeed.

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Transcript

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[Don La Greca]

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[Don La Greca]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Don La Greca]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don La Greca]

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[Caller/Listener]

What up?

[Alan Hahn]

Hi.

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[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that's right, Pusick.

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[Caller/Listener]

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[Alan Hahn]

That's right.

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Don La Greca]

Nice.

[Alan Hahn]

You brought it.

[Don La Greca]

Where is Tyler Murray? I saw him.

[Alan Hahn]

Honestly.

[Don La Greca]

Where the hell is. Before the show, we talked about invited him to the mark Sasso softball. He's excited to Play. I think August 22nd is the date we're looking at.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I just texted him.

[Don La Greca]

Did he leave?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Somebody find Tyler Murray. Where is he? Tyler Murray, where are you?

[Don La Greca]

Want to get him on?

[Alan Hahn]

Well, the problem is everybody knows what he sounds like. They may not know his face. Although he did go very viral last very.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes, he did. So we'll try an amazing call. It's happening, Knicks fans. It's happening. Are you kidding me?

[Alan Hahn]

He crushed it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Absolutely crushing. Where is he?

[Alan Hahn]

I don't know. I don't know.

[Don La Greca]

All right, we'll try to get him, but as we wait.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Somebody check.

[Don La Greca]

On his way.

[Alan Hahn]

Check the bathroom.

[Don La Greca]

Peto's on his way.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Do you know Peto's on his way? Do you want me to text him?

[Don La Greca]

I have no. I'm just going by you, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, all right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let me. Let me find out what his deal is.

[Don La Greca]

Why would he not want to be here at stout seven and eight?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Everybody's here.

[Don La Greca]

Everybody. This is amazing. The vibe is just tremendous. Let's go to Matt. Middletown, you're on Don on a Rosenberg.

[Caller/Listener]

What up, guys?

How we doing? How we feeling?

[Don La Greca]

What do you think? You had to guess.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, great, obviously.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Floating like.

[Caller Josh]

I wish I would.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

I wish I could be at the parade. I got the okay for my boss. They said work from home. I said that means watch the Knicks parade and do whatever I want to do, you know, so got that blessing.

[Don La Greca]

So nice. Take advantage.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. Phenomenal.

By the way, I'm getting a championship

hat that you guys are wearing. I'm seeing you guys on YouTube.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah. Thanks to New Year. You need.

[Alan Hahn]

You need the new era official.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You need it. This is. This is the official.

[Caller/Listener]

It's literally in my safari as we speak.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I love this one, by the way.

[Caller/Listener]

With it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

With the Lario on it. I love this.

[Alan Hahn]

That's funny. I traded. I love that I traded the Lario for the one you have with the locker room.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I like this is the locker room, but I love the Larry O on it, though. That's. That's. That's. That's fancy.

[Alan Hahn]

Ah, damn it. I know. I want both. Natalie wants both. Now. I got to figure this out.

[Don La Greca]

I'll figure it out.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I know a guy.

[Don La Greca]

Continue, man.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm sorry.

[Don La Greca]

It's that kind of.

[Caller/Listener]

I love it.

No, you guys are good, man.

[Caller Josh]

Listen, we're luxuriating.

[Caller/Listener]

It's fine, man.

[Don La Greca]

That's right.

[Caller/Listener]

All I'm going to say is I

want to be, I want to make

this last point because I'm luxuriating in the, in the phenomenon and the Bach and all that. This is, I want Kyler Murray on.

So someone, Someone find him.

[Don La Greca]

Oh, we just very disappointed to announce that he left.

[Alan Hahn]

Why did he leave?

[Peter Rosenberg]

There's no way he knew he was coming home with us, Doc. Why would he leave? All right, I'm hurt now.

[Caller/Listener]

Unbelievable.

You know what?

[Don La Greca]

I don't.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Bad thing to happen today.

[Alan Hahn]

That's right. This is how it starts.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Damn.

[Don La Greca]

Who do we blame for this?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I, I blame us.

[Alan Hahn]

But he was in the building.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No one grabbed him and literally in the building.

[Don La Greca]

Well, no, I, I, I saw him about like 2:10. It was that early. But I figured he was here because he knew he was coming on.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I hugged him. Right before the show. Right before the show.

[Alan Hahn]

But did you say, we'll see you on air?

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I did.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I said, you're coming on. He goes, absolutely.

[Alan Hahn]

So what did his text do?

[Peter Rosenberg]

You say he hasn't responded?

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, he's right. He was right there. Right.

[Don La Greca]

Maybe he just went out to get a, you know, have a smoke.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

You think he's having smoking a heater downstairs?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I mean, cigar, at least that would go against tight. The only thing I'm missing today, Donnie. The only thing I'm missing is cigar.

[Alan Hahn]

You haven't had a cigar?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Not yet. Smelled a lot of cigar smoke.

[Alan Hahn]

I was a lot.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Did not get offered one. I was a little upset. I like. Oh, that sounds like it smells.

[Alan Hahn]

Weren't you on Josh's float?

[Peter Rosenberg]

And he had a cigar. He was ripping one. Yeah, well, that thing was down to like a nub.

[Alan Hahn]

Did you and Josh talk any commanders or you let it go today?

[Peter Rosenberg]

You know, I thought about bringing up the commanders and then I thought better of it. Okay, well, you know, didn't think it was a good day for commanders.

[Alan Hahn]

It's a thing between me. Don't you worry.

[Don La Greca]

I was flipping. I was flipping around. I didn't even know this was on because Channel seven, abc, our network.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

Is always good with the summer re bring, you know, bringing back the old school quiz shows. The game shows. Yeah, but I just flipping around. Sure you were. And Channel 4, NBC has password. And this was what's Today? It was like Tuesday.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yep, yep.

[Don La Greca]

And Josh Hart was on.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

Jimmy Fallon, he crushed it. Not obviously that was taped, but talk about that long. They didn't. They didn't know when they taped it that they were going to win the time. That is perfect.

[Alan Hahn]

That's pretty well done.

[Don La Greca]

Channel. He was great, man. He really handled himself. That's a tough game show, this guy.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I think Josh Hart among this whole team. Because Jalen Brunson obviously is like the superstar, the one. He's the most recognizable now name on the team. Number, all of it, right? But if you think, is there a guy that New York loves? There's always the one guy that's sort of like the grit guy that everybody just loves.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's also funny as hell, like sometimes unintentionally funny, but he just has that way. Josh is the character, isn't he? Isn't Josh just that guy?

[Alan Hahn]

Well, Josh, to me, actually, everybody, you

[Peter Rosenberg]

just love that guy.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm not. I'm not just saying this. I know it's so cheesy, but he is the heart and soul player of the team.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's true.

[Alan Hahn]

And that. That, truth be told, he had that on.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He had a. He had a fitted hat. He had it special made, clearly. And on the back, that's what it said. Hart, his name, H A R T of the City was. Script was stitched on the back. I'm like, bro, I need that.

[Caller/Listener]

But that.

[Alan Hahn]

That is. And truth be told, when I saw him the other day before I brought up the commanders, I said, just so you know, I said, I'm not a Knicks fan, but I've been in this city for 20 years watching this team and this fan base. You are a forever player. You are. You epitomize what Knicks fans really is.

[Caller/Listener]

He.

[Alan Hahn]

That's like what Q Tip, we talked to Q Tip about it yesterday. He's one of those gritty, dive on loose balls, jump up and scrap. He has all that. And then in this run, the amount of pivotal shots when they were desperate for a bucket.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

It ended up. It seemed like he would always fall into his hands and he knocked down a three.

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[Alan Hahn]

He's a. He's a forever guy now, guys, that

[Peter Rosenberg]

line that he has on the. On the. The hot mic, that will now be one of those infamous. Not infamous. That would be one of those famous special moments that people will always go to when it comes to Nick history when he's talking to Mitchell Robbins and he said, you get rebounds, but I get rebounds.

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That break.

[Alan Hahn]

And it was so true.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What an epic line. That.

[Alan Hahn]

And it was so True.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And it's right.

[Alan Hahn]

He did it again. Although in the end it was OG No, Mitch got the.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, the.

[Alan Hahn]

The end the series.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He got the bound breaker was.

[Caller/Listener]

But.

[Alan Hahn]

But Josh did it throughout the year. And I'll say this, I wish I

[Peter Rosenberg]

remembered that when I interviewed Mitch. No, he did.

[Caller/Listener]

He got the.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Josh said this, but you're the one that got. The one that broke.

[Alan Hahn]

It broke the whole season. But I will say this about this Knicks team too. You know, as a growing up, a Celtics fan, you think. I think you have that banner with the 33, 32 and 0 on it, like that was the double 0. That is the bird, Parish, McHale. Yeah, birds the guy. But it's those three. I really do think with this team, it's going to end up being 11.

[Peter Rosenberg]

32 and 3. 32. 3.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And then after that, do you go Bridges or eight and do. I mean eight. Let's. Like what does eight do from here? Like, that's a big. It's all a big part of it. But those three to me are the first three that go up. You agree?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, oh, yeah, for sure. It's those three.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Those three go up. There's no question.

[Alan Hahn]

Dennis Johnson eventually went up in Boston too, I think. Did Dennis Johnson's three eventually go up? I think it might have as well. Because that would be sort of the Mikhail Bridges part because. Oh, but OG Is a star.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, he made the most epic shot.

[Alan Hahn]

And it's the most epic shot, maybe. No, it's the most epic shot in team history.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Most epic shot, franchise history.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. Dennis Johnson went up in 91. Actually, he went up before he went up first.

[Alan Hahn]

Bird was still playing, so was Mikhail.

[Don La Greca]

Because you look at the other Garden, because you got to see how this all ages, right? Because you look at when the Rangers won in 94. So the guys that got retired there, Messier, obviously 11 Richter's number 35, retired Graves and Leach.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yep.

[Don La Greca]

All right. Now Leach is a Hall of Famer. You knew he was going to go Messier. You knew he was going to go hall of Fame or Graves career with the Rangers. But there were other guys that if you were talking that we were doing the show after the parade when the Rangers won, you'd be like, well, Zuboff led the team in scoring in the playoffs. His number is going to go up. Well, Kovalev scored the goal against the Devils. That made it two one in game six in the comeback. And he's so young and he's going to be a superstar. Didn't Work out. You know, Zuboff ends up going to Dallas. Kovalev bounces around, has a great career, but not with the Rangers. So you really don't know, guys. It's. We got to let. You got to play. Listen, Brunson, forget it. He's, he's, he's. Whatever. He's there.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm willing to also throw Hart into that. I think Hart is kind of a done deal because I think him and Brunson are attached. I don't think they're going, he. He's not there.

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[Alan Hahn]

It's very hard to picture a world in which Brunson, with the power he will wield here, is going to be like, oh, yeah, no, we got to trade Josh. I understand. I just don't see it. Like, I think the two of them are. I would say, even though Cat's the better player, Josh is to me more of a lock that the number gets retired. Because, Kat, we don't necessarily know what's going to happen when it's time. Do they pay him? We'll see. But I think all three in the end will go up.

[Don La Greca]

Well, there will be. Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

It'll be interesting just to see how it all ages as we move forward. Let's go to Nick and Emerson, you're on. Don, Han and Rosenberg.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes,

Rosenberg. How you guys doing?

[Don La Greca]

What's up, man?

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, oh, you know, I'm doing great. Doing great, Peter. I got, I gotta tell.

I got, I gotta tell you.

You said, you know, a lot of people couldn't get into the. Into the parade area, which you're 100% right. Me, my brother, my two friends in the back seat right now.

We're on our way home. We couldn't get in there, but we

made the best of every experience we could possibly have. They were all going nuts, insane, everything. It was a beautiful experience. I have no idea if I'll ever experience that again. But the fact that we didn't get all the way in there yet. We were in the board and it experience with everybody else. You couldn't look forward, left, right, or behind you without somebody wearing orange and blue. It was a beautiful day, boys. I love you. And go, New York.

Go, New York, go.

[Alan Hahn]

Love you, man. That's a great story. And Don, real quick, this sums up how crazy things were. We were walking past places and at like 8:39, 9:15, you could start seeing some of the people who'd given up. Like, I'm not going to be in it. It's too much. I can't do it. And what you'd see is at a bagel spot there would just be a line out the door. Like people were just giving up. Let's just go get breakfast and wander around because I'm not doing this. But every bodega and every bagel spot had lines of people just saying, I just want to be downtown. I just want to eat and hang out. But like at a certain point it got so deep so early, I knew in the morning, Natalie Woke up at 6:30 and she's looking at her phone and already seeing lines here, lines there. The video that freaked me out. And I was like, oh my God. Did you guys see the video moving around this morning of people attempting to get off downtown, get off the train? And there was a line to get out of the train station like 500 deep. And no one could before.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It was before they opened the gates to let you into the.

[Alan Hahn]

So it backed up in all the way into the.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's why they opened at 6:30. They ended up. They were supposed to open them at 7. They opened them at 6:30 because they realized like, this is getting ridiculous.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, we got to let people out.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

So it does seem like there are going to be a lot of stories of people who made the most of it and made it and that's all you can do.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You get here and it's like, I can't get, I can't get all the way down. But I'll do the best I can and I'll have the most fun I can. And then come in a stout and hanging out with us.

[Alan Hahn]

That's right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Just adding to the party.

[Don La Greca]

And you can't say that you weren't warned. I mean, I think the city did a great job letting everybody know what kind of to expect. But you know, there are certain people like, oh, it's not going to be that bad. I'll leave later. I'll find a way to get there. And then, oh my God, no, you didn't get there. That's on you. You can't say you didn't have the information. And you brought it up earlier. There are going to be people that said, oh, bad job out of city. I couldn't get, you know, listen, whatever.

[Peter Rosenberg]

How are you managing 2.5 million people?

[Don La Greca]

You can't. I mean it's just not, it's not built for that and the experience. But you know, so far it's 4:15 and I've heard nothing but good things. Nothing but about great experiences from people who both were there, people that were on the outskirts, people that didn't go but watched it on television. Great job by msg. I know my wife and Marco were watching on Channel 7 said that they did a great job. So terrific all around for everybody so far today. Victor's in the Bronx. You're on ESPN New York.

[Caller/Listener]

Guys, what's going on? First and foremost, all three of you guys, you guys are the cream of proper radio. I love listening to you. I'm gonna make it. I got a little story about today days experience with me in the parade. How I improvised. I came down with my two buddies. We got up around five, we got down about, jumped in the car about six, got down around seven. Barricades were telling people, you could go this way, you could go that way. This is a true story. One of my friends, his name is Zach, Zach blends, he cuts Josh Hart's hair. So he's a barber. And then when I turn around and I see a guy with a camera, so on one of the corners they're like, yo, it's, it's press only. It's press only. So I grabbed the guy with the camera, I started telling them, listen, I'm with, I'm with Josh Hart. Long story short, we end up getting through the line, end up getting to like Champions Boulevard or whatever. Got to see, got to get them a great spot and got to witness the parade. When I was this weekend when I watched them win, I was out in a bar and I couldn't let my emotions go in front of the bar. I don't know, the machismo just kicked in. But I'm a big crybaby. But once I got to the parade and soaking all of this in, in my 50 years and just looking around and just seeing like a sea of orange and blue, the emotions just started kicking in and the tears just started coming in and I knew that I'm a New Yorker, I've never been to the Statue of Liberty. But me, my Nick fandom, I was not going to miss this moment. And I made the best of it. And that was just a great story. And guys, you just keep on doing what you're doing. You guys are great. And Alan, I'm so happy for you because you've been such a pleasure and such a rider for New York and you just ride for us through the ups and downs and I'm just happy for you. You're the voice of us and it's just big from the Bronx. And I had a great experience and this was like a lifelong dream. I hope that I'm living it for the people that couldn't see it. And what a great experience today to just. Just see it, man. Thank you guys for taking my call. I appreciate you, man.

[Don La Greca]

Thank you, Victor. Great job, Victor.

[Alan Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

Wyndham. I'm looking at aerial video of this parade.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh.

[Don La Greca]

Oh.

[Alan Hahn]

Can I see?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Jeez.

[Alan Hahn]

Is it one that gives you, like, some perspective?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I don't even know. I'll send it to you. I'll put in the group. This like I'm telling you, this is multi millions. This is multi million.

[Alan Hahn]

Bigger than MacArthur is what you're saying.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It might be bigger than MacArthur.

[Alan Hahn]

It can't be bigger than MacArthur.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's going to be.

[Don La Greca]

Again, people were smaller, so it probably wouldn't look as big. Or maybe they just say, hey, we'll just say 7 million. Nobody's gonna check.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Nobody's gonna know. Would they count by hand?

[Don La Greca]

They're not even gonna be here in 2020.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They're gonna. I'm estimating this was 5 million people.

[Don La Greca]

Ah, 23. Skadoo. We're gonna have a house on the moon. Nobody's gonna look back and see how many people just put seven.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They won't even care.

[Alan Hahn]

By the way, Allen, shout out to our guy Russ. Our guy Russ, who's here from espn.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Alan Hahn]

You see the spot he had this morning?

[Peter Rosenberg]

No.

[Alan Hahn]

This is a hardcore New York Nick lifer. You talk about getting there in time to get a spot.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, the spot, you mean?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, like his spot on the parade.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He said he caught me in a moment.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Did you send me the moment? Is this the moment with him in here? No, I, I need the Han moment, too.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He sent me the moment. And, And I, I, I, I was definitely having some, Some moments where I.

[Don La Greca]

You're in your feels.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I was in my feels. Like, I froze a couple of times just looking at it, just saying to myself, like, wow. I just kept telling myself, just, wow. If I could take this moment, though, to just gratitude for MSG.

[Don La Greca]

There it is. We're showing it on YouTube for putting

[Peter Rosenberg]

me on a float like that. You know, that's a dream come true, right? For a kid like me who just. I couldn't afford to sit in the blue seats back in the 80s. Like, I couldn't afford to be in the building. And I grew up watching MSG Network and watching all the coverage of those games. Bernard King and Patrick Ewing and the bomb squad and the Pat Riley era, like that. I couldn't, I couldn't go in. We didn't have watch parties in 94.

[Alan Hahn]

I went to Charlie O.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like, I just hung out outside the building. I was one of those people. And we didn't have Internet. Wasn't like I was watching the game on any type of tablet outside the building. I had a transistor radio listen to the call on the radio. So I knew what the score was and when the games ended and when they won, like, we would just. It wasn't nothing like today, but to, to have that ability, to have the assignment of being on a float and being part of something like that and something like this that has brought the city together for me is an absolute honor and, and probably the greatest moment in my career.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah. And it's well deserved. And this is Don Legreco the fan, not Don Lagreca the media guy, is that. I appreciated that because if you follow the Knicks, you know Mike Breen, Clyde Frazier, Alan Hahn, Wally Zerbiak, Bill Pedo, Monica McNutt, Tyler Murray, Pat O'. Keefe. It's part of the experience because if you watch or listen to every game, they're part of the journey. They're a part of it. You know, when I was growing up, the Mets won. You know, Bob Murphy and, you know, it was a part of it. Like, call his call on the radio. I had to go back after I watched it because obviously the game was on national television, you know, to listen and get that on tape, because I wanted to hear what. Bob Murphy had been with the team forever, since the very beginning, what he had to say when the Mets finally won. You know, the same thing with the Rangers. Like, Sam, like, that game was on national tv, but MSG got to call it. So Sam Rosen's call lives forever. That's all part the of of it, man. You are a part of this experience for Knick fans and you belong on that float. It's the greatest, terrific job.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It was really the greatest experience of my career. I can't imagine anything topping that. Today is like the pinnacle for me, just being part of it. I just can't be any more grateful to Kevin Meininger for adding me to the list of people that got to be part of that and do interviews. And again, I haven't seen any of it yet. I have no idea how any of these came out. Some of them I couldn't hear a thing the player was saying, but I'm looking forward to watching it back and reliving it because in the moment it was just, it was so much fun. Again, Ariel Hog po took the microphone from me and just started interviewing me. And one of the things I heard him say to me was, you're a champion. Like he said that to me and I'm just like, no, no, you're a champion. And he goes, no, we are champions. Listen, that was something you might cringe,

[Don La Greca]

but listen, it's the greatest cringe you're ever going to see in your life because you did an amazing job. ESPN New York's live coverage of the New York Knicks World Championship celebration is brought to you by Tickpick, Amazon Hub Delivery, Michelob Ultra Slowman's, ZipRecruiter, Nissan Calandra's Bakery, Thrivewell, Infusion, Parisman Firm, Verizon and New Era. More of your calls coming up at 1-800-919-3776. Hope to see Bill Pedo swing by. Has anybody captured Tyler Murray? Hopefully they went back and got him off the street. Whatever you got to do. We're taking it on 6 o' clock and then coverage of Mets, Phillies here on ESPN New York.

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don La Greca]

You're on. Don Ana Rosenberg. What's up buddy?

[Caller/Listener]

My guys, man. Yo you guys, I've had a fantastic day. I didn't make it to the parade because on Twitter the police department put by 7:30 that if you didn't, you weren't there. Now don't even bother coming. Yeah, but I saw everything on abc. You know, I want to give Peter a shout out. Pete, that was a tremendous take Mandani speech, man. Yo bro, I got goosebumps with my diamond speech. I had tears coming down because he truly reflected what all we are every New Yorker, including you. See by the way, Pete, I don't belong to social media. So you don't have to worry about me putting anything out there. I love you guys. I told you that before. Number I'm the one that said I hope you get back for another, you know, Hot 97, man. You know what I'm saying?

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, that's right.

[Don La Greca]

Yes, I remember you.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We like him here, you know what I'm saying?

[Caller/Listener]

So I got, I got mad love for you. And my I don't know about Yahweh doesn't like gossip. My God, your God doesn't like gossip. I'm not that type of person. But I want to give flowers to Dawn. I want to give flowers to Han on the guy that spoke before reflecting how we all feel about you. You are true champion. You are part of that championship. You are the voice of the New York Knicks, man. You are awesome. Another thing, the other take what you did, Pete, another shout out on you, man. When you called the list, the player list, and you said. I don't know if you said five or 10, the top five or 10 players, Bunsen would shoot up like a phoenix on that list. And I know that's what you meant. So I love you guys. Keep it up, man. Don, I love you, Don. You've been with us for 30 plus years, man. I'm 63. I've been listening to you for 30 plus years, man. I love everybody.

[Alan Hahn]

God bless.

[Caller/Listener]

God bless.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Gilbert, by the way, if we could take this moment. Peter.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

This man's shirt today.

[Don La Greca]

Oh, look at him.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Orange.

[Alan Hahn]

The blue, the. The orange is paisley. Subtly in there, fit.

[Don La Greca]

What goes?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Gorgeous.

[Alan Hahn]

I mean, look at this shirt.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Donnie.

[Alan Hahn]

I know.

[Don La Greca]

Robert Graham has helped me step up my game.

[Peter Rosenberg]

The sheen of this. Thank you. Damn.

[Don La Greca]

Good one with orange pole.

[Peter Rosenberg]

How good is Don legreca's shirt day? Look at this shirt this man's wearing. Beautiful.

[Alan Hahn]

The man's gorgeous.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Unfortunately, no one in this room can hear us, but I. I love it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No one can hear it.

[Alan Hahn]

It's like barely. It's barely audible. Fortunately, on YouTube and radio, it's all.

[Don La Greca]

That's where it's really good show we're doing.

[Alan Hahn]

I. I think it's tremendous.

[Don La Greca]

Two out of three ain't bad. And I guess the one we lost is the one you want to lose if you have to.

[Alan Hahn]

Unless for the people standing here, they're

[Don La Greca]

just going, why is there seem like they're having a good time watching our lips?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Everybody's having a good time in here at Stout.

[Don La Greca]

All right, now they hurt.

[Alan Hahn]

A few of them hurt.

[Don La Greca]

Well, since we're throwing a lot of love to Alan, how about Josh in New Jersey? You're on espn, New York. What do you got? Josh.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, Josh in the car.

[Alan Hahn]

Hey, Josh.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Or Josh.

[Caller Josh]

There we go. Hey, guys, can you hear me?

[Don La Greca]

Yes.

[Caller Josh]

Oh, are we doubling up?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys, how you doing?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Why not? Why not? Group call. Let's go. We'll do a conference call. Both jobs.

[Caller Josh]

Who's first?

[Peter Rosenberg]

You guys take. Just go. Anybody? Just go.

[Don La Greca]

And then we lose both of them because we just can't.

[Caller/Listener]

I wanna.

[Alan Hahn]

I have to tell you, that was the moment for you guys.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You know, all they were going to do is just be nice to me and we just. We lost both.

[Caller/Listener]

We.

[Alan Hahn]

Both of them.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, how back?

[Caller/Listener]

How about you?

[Alan Hahn]

How about you go to Will in Connecticut? There's only one Will.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, I'm here.

[Alan Hahn]

Hey, Will, what do you got?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thanks for taking the call, guys.

[Caller/Listener]

Listen, listen, listen, listen. Dixon 5. I wanted to say that I'm so excited. I left my house. I left my house 2:30 this morning to get down to the parade.

Wow.

Now I get down. I. I didn't want to drive to the city. I mean, I drove to the Bronx. It took me an hour and a half to buy parking. Nonetheless, I get on the six, I go all the way down to City Hall. I get there 6:45, right? I get out needing a. A car full of just other Knicks fans. Soon as we come up the stairs, we're like, bruh. We turn around. Look, it was packed. The line to get in was wrapped around the block going down the street. So obviously we can't go to the. To see the part, to see the parade. However, that whole attitude was like, well, we here anyway. Let's just have a ball.

[Peter Rosenberg]

There you go.

[Caller/Listener]

I met so many people. I had so much fun. I took so many pictures. And it was like everybody understood that we weren't going to be able to see the parade. We'll watch it on our phones or whatever. There was no frustration. Everybody was understanding. Everybody was like, no problem. Excuse me, Excuse me. Pardon me.

Excuse me. What?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yep, I loved it.

[Caller/Listener]

The energy was beautiful. Well, I ended up leaving.

Huh?

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, go ahead, finish the story.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, I end up leaving. I end up leaving. Going back to the Bronx, watching the parade at a Royalty restaurant. But, Alan, before I go, I want to tell you about the transition radio and how you, Monica, Peto, Wiley, now Novak, Rosenberg, Han and Bidan. Yo, I'd rather turn my TV on, watch the game and listen to y' all instead of the commentator. No disrespect to them, but I know how much y' all and y' all are part of the organization.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

And that's real talk.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thank you, Will. You know what I was hearing, Will? Oh, we lost Will. Well, I was gonna like that, that I. I ran over to a side street because the people that couldn't get to the Broadway part and we were still getting set up just to see a whole crowd of people. Somebody was yelling for me. I went up and, like, the one guy stopped and he did the we outside to me. And it's like that's all that really mattered, right? All right, maybe we're not in front in the front row. We still outside.

[Alan Hahn]

Like, everybody wanted to be outside together.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Party over here.

[Don La Greca]

Just being a part of it. Whether you're in the front row, way in the back, side street, we just.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's such a good.

[Don La Greca]

You're still feeling it. All right. The Josh's are back.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, one at a time.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Please pick, please pitch us one.

[Don La Greca]

Josh in New Jersey. You're on ESPN New York. What's up, Josh?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, guys.

How's it going?

[Caller Josh]

Thanks for taking the call.

[Don La Greca]

Always.

[Caller Josh]

So listen, you know, I feel like I'm in between the guy that got a really good experience and then the people that couldn't make the parade.

[Caller/Listener]

I had a good spot.

[Caller Josh]

I got to see a lot of good things. And the thing that really stood out to me was when I saw Alan,

[Peter Rosenberg]

I saw you on Josh Hart's float

[Caller Josh]

and I have a video of it too. You just taking in the experience of coming down Broadway. It was absolutely amazing. And really, it really brought me.

[Caller/Listener]

It got me emotional.

[Caller Josh]

I'm almost emotional right now.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But send it to me, please.

[Caller Josh]

It was. I got you, Alan. It was amazing. And listen, thank you for everything you've done this season. Monica Tyler, everybody.

[Caller/Listener]

Ray Jolie.

[Caller Josh]

I know Jolie is behind the scenes, everybody. Man, you guys are awesome.

[Don La Greca]

Thank you so much.

[Caller Josh]

And I can't wait to see you guys at the beach bash.

[Don La Greca]

Thanks a lot, Josh.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, yeah, come out. Come out for sure.

[Don La Greca]

Glass. Josh said that because we're giving a lot of love obviously to the television and the radio people that were on the air. But he shouted out, ray, Ray Santiago. He was here earlier today doing both Rangers and Knicks all year. A lot of times. Three games in one day, a Saturday afternoon, a Saturday night, you know, quick turnarounds. And he does the morning show for us.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh yeah.

[Don La Greca]

On, you know, the Rick and Dave show in the morning. So sometimes he's on no sleep and how hard he works, you know, Dan Grassa, who would fill in for Pat o' Keefe sometimes, you know, doing the pre and the post game show. Sometimes he would have to do both the Rangers and the Knicks when Pat would. Might have to fill in for Tyler on Knicks. So there's a lot of people that maybe that aren't actually involved in the game itself, but a lot of the people that are on the air that are doing pre and post and all the people behind the scenes, board ops, you know, like, like the Joe Leo, Julian Kushnik, my man Boombaka. So there's a lot of people that are. That are doing a lot of work during the course of a season to be able to give you the coverage that you're talking about. A lot of these people make you look good, make you sound good.

[Caller/Listener]

Please.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No question.

[Don La Greca]

Got to give a lot of love to those people as well. The Other Josh. Is Josh in the car. And you're on ESPN New York.

[Alan Hahn]

Hey, Josh.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, fellas. Absolutely fantastic cover.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Thank you so much for everything you've done for us the last couple weeks.

[Don La Greca]

It's been awesome.

[Alan Hahn]

Thanks, man.

[Don La Greca]

Josh.

[Alan Hahn]

God bless you.

[Don La Greca]

We didn't lose Josh. I think he wanted to say more than that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He gave us a thank you, but I.

[Alan Hahn]

But I thought it was really kind.

[Don La Greca]

Well, you know what? It was genuine.

[Alan Hahn]

It was genuine. He brought it in and out. He's not there for anything else.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Listen, cell services, everybody will tell you in this. On this island right now, a little spotty at times. Little spot.

[Don La Greca]

Evan, on Long Island. You're on ESPN New York.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Strong Island.

[Caller/Listener]

Yo, fellas. What's going on? What's up? Actually, my first time calling in.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Love it. Where is Long Island?

[Caller/Listener]

Evan.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Evan, come on. You can't just say Long Island. You got to give me a town.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I'm in Freeport. I'm in Freeport.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right. Love it. Freeport. Flavor Flavetown.

[Alan Hahn]

There you go.

[Caller/Listener]

You know, I've been listening to you guys forever, and this is my first time calling in, and that's on me. And it takes the Knicks championship for me to call in. But I was unfraid. And I just feeling all the vibes and feeling good. Just wanted to call in and say how much I love you guys. You know, enjoy all the time listening to you. You know, Alan, I was bummed. I missed you. Like, I had one of those stories. I made it out flat out. I think I got mad lucky. It was about 6:20. I made it to off the train, made it downtown, and I was on this ridiculous line that roped around like three blocks and they opened up another street with check ins and I was able to just kind of skirt in Nice. And I made it to Broadway.

Was able to see so much.

One of my favorite moments was I loved Mitch solo on his truck.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Cameraman just falling out, having a blast.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wasn't that so, Mitch?

[Caller/Listener]

It was.

It was so classic.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yep.

[Caller/Listener]

Yo, Alan, I. I missed. I was bummed. I was looking for you. I. I didn't spot you through the. All the chaos and just all the love that was going on. But I wanted to know. You were talking about what you were going to ride with, what you were going to wear, and I wanted to. I was looking for you and just see what your vibe was, what your outfit came out to be.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It was terrible.

[Caller/Listener]

But I miss you.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But Evan, I appreciate you, man. It was terrible. I panicked this morning. I went I had. I had mirror anxiety. I like nothing. The white. The white shirt and black pant thing. I said, you look like an old man trying to look young, Pete.

[Alan Hahn]

Why?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because it was a white. White crispy. White polo.

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Right?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Crispy. That fit perfect.

[Alan Hahn]

Okay.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Black pants.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

White sneakers. Crisp. Looked in the mirror, I went, no, no, you look like the old. The old guy trying to look young.

[Alan Hahn]

The white. Matching white. It just didn't work.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It was just too. It was too like. It's like, no, you're. You're too old for this.

[Alan Hahn]

Let me just lean into the.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So I went, all right. Let me just go, khakis in the blue and call it a day. And then I'm like. I left. And as I'm sitting on the train, I'm going, what did I just do?

[Alan Hahn]

No, but I'm telling you, I was watching, like, what? And Monica didn't overdress either. So when they cut back and forth to both of you, you both looked kind of casual. But you're outside on a float at a party. I understand where people are shirtless, but

[Peter Rosenberg]

we made a thing of this. And. And I could have done it better. I had a nice. I had a blue linen I could have done, but I was worried about the heat.

[Alan Hahn]

I disagree. I'm not fighting this guy.

[Don La Greca]

I.

[Alan Hahn]

Great.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, well, I appreciate that.

[Don La Greca]

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[Alan Hahn]

Bozi is getting trounced now. Don.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah. Switzerland's up to nothing.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Bit is sweat. Sweat taking it out on bit right now.

[Don La Greca]

We're in the 84th minute right now, if I'm not mistaken.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes, that is correct.

[Don La Greca]

So it is getting late, early out there.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Two nil.

[Don La Greca]

Where is that? Over Los Angeles, apparently. SOFI is FIFA sponsor of FIFA, so that's one of the stadiums. They can actually call it by its name. 1-800-919-3776. We're here at Stout Hang Out. 6 o' clock Mets coverage here on ESPN New York.

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[Alan Hahn]

I got bad news. Well our Bosnian listeners, it's a long day.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, it's three nothing. It's a long three nil. Three nil.

[Alan Hahn]

Switzerland is packing it on now and at this exact time the Swiss are

[Peter Rosenberg]

not being neutral here.

[Alan Hahn]

That is not. No, no they're not. They're very much on the offensive. Yeah, and at 24 hours from now

[Don La Greca]

we will be in the middle of it.

[Alan Hahn]

I'll be at Calandras of course in Caldwell watching Team usa. I got to tell you guys, listen, I'll say this. I don't have like some sort of super high expectations but if the US Were to be, like, actually dominant again and really look great, I would say, say we. We might be facing that. We might be staring in the face that there's a conversation to be had. You know what I'm saying? Now, it doesn't mean anything because they're expected. The setup of World cup at this point is it's expected they'll get out of the group. Like, they've made it. It's like the playoffs in the na.

[Don La Greca]

It wasn't the group of death.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Alan Hahn]

And there really is no group of death because now they've made it where so many get through. They expanded the field. It's a lot easier to get through. Honestly, it almost feels as if it was built that way for the US So them getting through is whatever. To me, though, if they play a few incredible games early on, you start to think, like, could they. There is a semifinal get. Certainly get to a quarterfinal, could that be there?

[Peter Rosenberg]

I was doing some reading up on this because I just wanted to catch up on what's going on. And there is a feeling that in at least pool play, they can be successful. It's when you get to quarterfinal, semifinal, I mean, now you're playing the best teams in the world. It's a really hard climb once you. Once you have to just keep beating, you know, the fifth best team in the world, the third best team in the world. But pool play, like this kind of knockout round for them, this. This is where. This is where they should get some success.

[Alan Hahn]

But. But that should have been true in previous World Cups and it never was. And it has.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That is correct.

[Alan Hahn]

So to see last Friday, to see them score four goals, and I'm not kidding, every one of those four goals looked more legitimate and like, well put together than any US Goals I've seen in ages. So, hey, let's tomorrow be fun to see if they can do it again.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I'll tell you this.

[Alan Hahn]

I'll be watching tomorrow. You're in.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I might watch Alan's birthday.

[Alan Hahn]

What are the birthday plans?

[Don La Greca]

Yeah. Can't top this.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. I mean, you were given the gift of all gifts.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. Yeah. Tomorrow is going to be the day of. I'll probably just float. Just in the pool. Float, drink, just. Just knock myself the hell out. You know what I mean? I mean, because honestly, like, now that it's done. Done, I have the draft next week. I still have Tuesday and Wednesday of the draft where I have to really put some work in. And, you know, I host the draft every year. This is my going to be my fifth year now hosting on ESPN Radio and I'll have to put some work in but for the most part this feels like for me like the end of the last day of school today felt like. And so I think tomorrow I'm just going to turn it into that. Just going to get a great dinner.

[Alan Hahn]

In addition to how it shut it down, in addition how fun it's been in addition to the fact that you grew up a fan and now you get to be a part of it. Just the level of work you've been on now though this whole playoffs. This is a six seven week run.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Of really like you were doing just intense work.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Think about since March I, because I really have done a lot of get up from March 1 on. I did a couple in February, but really a lot in March and then April and then May, you know, twice, three times a week. June of course. Twice. Three times a week. That's a lot of early, early wake ups. A lot of late games because these games are. Once we got to the conference finals, everything was eight.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

8:30.

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[Don La Greca]

8:30.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So it's very little sleep. But this is, I mean why are we doing this? Like this is why we like this

[Don La Greca]

is what we want complain.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, it's so I'd never, never complained. It's just hey if we're going to do it, let's see if we can get a, like can they win this thing? Because then it's all worth it. And that's why like I said, tomorrow is that day where I can, you know what? I, I, I will sleep soundly now at this point because there's nothing else to think about. Worry about. It is. It's just a beautiful place to be.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Don La Greca]

You don't have to lose sleep for this show.

[Caller/Listener]

No.

[Don La Greca]

He could sleep when it's just when

[Peter Rosenberg]

we just have to do. When I just have to do this show and nothing else feels like a half day.

[Caller/Listener]

That's.

[Alan Hahn]

It's a vacation.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's easy vacation. We're working with you two.

[Alan Hahn]

And that and that and that's and that's what will be fun if obviously if this summer because the Mets aren't going to give us a lot to talk about. The Yankees are.

[Caller/Listener]

Yep.

[Alan Hahn]

We're used to that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

But if we got football and but if USA Soccer were to somehow give us a few weeks of fun. I don't hate you talk about bringing, bringing people together because no matter how much we all talk about how much interest is there if that team goes on a run I've always said this and you don't even disagree with me. They were to go on a big run. You start seeing numbers of 30 million people watching. 35 million people watching. It could be pretty epic. Those are Nick. NBA Finals numbers. You know what I'm saying? That's another crazy storyline. The fact that they revolute. I mean Don, they literally the. The Knicks being in this final. I mean it turned the ratings on their head for. For it. For Disney.

[Don La Greca]

Yeah. First time nearly 30 years to be able to get those kind of numbers. Bosnia has scored.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's 31 to make it 31 extra time.

[Don La Greca]

He's sure. Siegenthaler and Meyer have scored for team Swiss.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But, but you know what, Pete, what you were saying about the ratings. You got to go back to the

[Don La Greca]

last dance at Jordan.

[Alan Hahn]

That's right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like that 98 finals was the last dance. That was the Michael Jordan, the end of the Chicago Bulls. And that, that had the epic. Everybody, the whole world watched that Finals.

[Alan Hahn]

You mean this?

[Peter Rosenberg]

There's been. Yeah, there's been no finals that has drawn more eyeballs since then.

[Alan Hahn]

And think about this one. Not only are you going back to the greatest player of all time who captivated the country, beyond that, the world. The world. Think about how divided now we are in terms of how we consume content. People don't sit and watch TV the same way. People don't sit through live events.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Not watching live. Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

So the fact that it's retro not to 2017, not to 20, not to LeBron.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

In Cleveland, Golden State. Go back to Jordan.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

I mean this team. Oh boy. By the way, it really makes an argument age badly when, when we were on Get Up Together and a God, God love him. The legend, a wonderful gem of a man. Michael Wilbon was saying, hey, they're not the Lakers, they're not the Celtics. Mike. Yeah, they are. I tried to tell the popularity.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, they are like they don't sell like those teams do. I go, my man, they're number one in sales right now in the NBA. And he's like, no, they're not.

[Alan Hahn]

I check the numbers and they already this week have set every fanatics record humanly possible unreal for merchandise sales.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, and by the way. And you want to add now the social media aspect of all this. 15 billion views on NBA Finals content. 15 billion views of NBA Finals content.

[Alan Hahn]

Did you guys hear that tomorrow Josh and Jalen are doing a roommate show.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes. The Garden at the Garden Theater.

[Caller/Listener]

And.

[Alan Hahn]

And they're going to air it on linear espn.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's gonna be on television tomorrow.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

I mean, this is just.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. Six o' clock at the Garden. I said it's my birthday. I'm not gonna make it.

[Alan Hahn]

That's.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But that's 6pm I'm gonna be floating.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, people can be floating tomorrow.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Hell yeah.

[Don La Greca]

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