Hour 2: Knicks & Fraud Alert Friday

Summary

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Don, Hahn & Rosenberg — Hour 2: Knicks & Fraud Alert Friday (May 1, 2026)

Overview This episode rides the high of a massive New York Knicks playoff win, glancing ahead to who they'd rather face next—Philadelphia or Boston—while also offering signature banter, listener interaction, and the return of Fraud Alert Friday. With Don La Greca out, Alan Hahn and Peter Rosenberg (plus contributors) preside over the show, balancing Knicks euphoria with self-aware skepticism and playful accusations of “fraudulent” sports fandom.

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Main Theme

• Celebration and analysis of the Knicks’ dominant playoff victory.
• Listener calls unpacking the Knicks' playoff prospects and fan anxieties.
• Speculation about upcoming matchups (Sixers vs. Celtics).
• An in-depth, witty “Fraud Alert Friday,” where the crew debates cases of questionable fan and media behavior.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Knicks’ Statement Win & Team Identity

• Opening Mood: Show launches with Rosenberg’s exultation: “It is a glorious day to be a New York Knick fan.” (00:55)
• Caller Sonny (01:33–02:52): Reflects on Knicks’ energy, resilience, and playoff message, but questions Mitchell Robinson’s on-court composure:

  “So my only concern, Alan, I want to hear from you, is that Mitchell Robbins … You gotta be a little bit smarter than that, right?”

• The Fracas Debate (02:52–03:45):
  • Hahn and Rosenberg dismiss concern over the on-court scuffle:
    • Hahn: “That was much ado about nothing.”
    • Rosenberg: “Everybody else coming in … made it almost bigger than it needed to be.”

2. Unwritten Rules and Atlanta’s Downfall

• Exploring emotional dynamics in blowout games.
• The panel describes Atlanta’s collapse as inevitable given the differences in maturity, talent, and roster construction.
• Spike in St. Pete (04:43–08:15):
  • Draws comparisons to Kawhi Leonard for OG Anunoby:

    “He’s playing Kawhi Lenidish. That’s what I relate him to." (05:13)

  • Breaks down Embiid (“pain in the ass in the post”) and looks ahead to matchups with Philly and Boston, critiquing Celtics’ overreliance on the three.

3. Sixers vs. Celtics — Who’s Next?

• Panel Analysis (08:15–09:50):
  • Boston praised for depth and shooting; concern over Tatum’s injury a factor.
  • Philly described as “top-heavy,” likely to wear down.
  • Panel expects a competitive Game 7 with caution towards Philly’s starters-heavy rotation.

4. Fraud Alert Friday (13:02–26:29)

Notable Cases:

• Instagram Drama (13:08–15:04):
  • Mariska Hargitay liked a Knicks victory post, sending the team into speculative overdrive about celebrity fandom:

    “The Hargitay needs to … Something needs to happen.” — Rosenberg (14:25)

• Is Alan Hahn a Fraud? (15:38–17:23):
  • Hahn defends himself on Phillies/Yankees loyalty:

    “You know why I would say that about …” (16:39)

  • Ruling: “No fraud,” consensus is trolling Mets fans is its own sport.
• Gangsta’s Paradise as Calm Music (17:24–20:21):
  • A Bronx-raised caller claims “Gangsta’s Paradise” soothed him as a toddler; debate erupts:
    • Rosenberg: “There’s no way to say that song is not cheeseball, Alan.” (19:26)
    • Hahn: “No one's opinion about music is wrong. We just disagree.” (19:53)
• Broadcasting Steppage & Petty Grievances (20:21–24:17):
  • The crew self-examines their own talk-over tendencies and the “steppage” mythos within their show.
  • Hahn: “… sometimes we're not even in the same room. So Steppage will happen … but it's not the same as stepping on a call.”
• Hockey Fandom Purity Test (24:24–26:25):
  • Seattle Kraken fan wants playoff rooting “side piece.” Verdict:
    • “Fraud, fraud, fraud.” — Rosenberg (24:56)
    • Hahn: “You have to make a commitment. … There is no halfway.” (26:16)

5. Knicks Playoff Landscape & NBA Talk

• Who Would Celtics Fans Rather Lose To? (34:02–36:58):
  • Callers and panel analyze which would be more painful for Boston: losing to Sixers or Knicks.
    • “That’s a respect then to the Knicks.” — Hahn (36:28)
• LeBron Legacy Watch (30:45–31:46):
  • If LeBron’s Lakers blow a 3-0 series lead, the panel notes:
    • “That’s how critical tonight and A potential game seven is for LeBron James. He cannot possibly have his name associated with this type of meltdown.” — Hahn (31:46)
• Kentucky Derby Side Bets (31:51–32:40):
  • Light banter about where to reinvest betting winnings, with references to horse names and hip-hop.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

“It is a glorious day to be a New York Knick fan.”
– Peter Rosenberg, 00:55

“It was just an absolute embarrassing bludgeoning.”
– Alan Hahn, on Atlanta’s Game 5 loss, 04:00

“He’s playing Kawhi Lenidish … He’s just got that tenacity under the rim, the dunking.”
– Spike, 05:13

“I have no problem rooting for the Phillies. Love seeing them in the World Series … Because of Mattingly now being the manager. … I know it would make all my family who loves the Mets sick to their stomach.”
– Alan Hahn, as recounted by Rosenberg, 16:30–17:07

“No one's opinion about music is wrong. We just disagree.”
– Alan Hahn, 19:53

“There is no halfway.”
– Alan Hahn on fan loyalty, 26:16

“When you're a fraud like me, there are no enemies. Everybody's a friend.”
– Peter Rosenberg, 30:11

“That’s a respect then to the Knicks.”
– Alan Hahn, 36:28

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Segment Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------| | 00:55 | Knicks celebration — opening energy, calls begin | | 01:33 | Sonny in Queens — fan euphoria & Mitchell Robinson incident | | 02:52 | Debate on emotional scuffle / “fracas” | | 04:43 | Spike in St. Pete — Hawks analysis, OG praise, Embiid concerns | | 08:15 | Sixers/Celtics matchup analysis, injury factors | | 13:02 | Fraud Alert Friday introduction | | 13:41 | Mariska Hargitay’s Knicks post like (celebrity fan saga) | | 15:38 | Oscar from LA: Phillies/Yankees “fraud” ruling | | 17:24 | Gangsta’s Paradise: musical taste debate | | 20:21 | “Steppage” talk: broadcast etiquette and inside jokes| | 24:24 | Seattle Kraken fan: is side-playoff rooting fraud? | | 29:06 | Betting/Derby banter; “put it on the Derby" | | 32:44 | Celtics fan call-in: how Boston views Knicks | | 34:02 | Boston’s worst-case scenario, rivalry stakes |

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Tone & Language

• Conversational, self-aware, and playful.
• Mix of sharp sports analysis and freewheeling New York banter.
• Frequent “meta” asides about the show, their own roles, and the fluid boundaries of being a “real fan.”
• Listener inclusion is a constant, with their messages/situations sparking the show’s best banter.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

This hour is unfiltered Knicks playoff glee spiked with real talk about sports loyalties, the sometimes silly rules of being a “real” fan, and a heavy dose of inside jokes and cultural asides.
The show’s unique “Fraud Alert Friday” frames questions about what it really means to root for a team, support a player, or just enjoy sports in a social media world—making this a must-listen for fans caught between tribalism and modern fandom’s shifting lines.

Transcript

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[B]

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[C]

That sounds like heaven to me.

[B]

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[C]

It is a glorious day to be a New York Knick fan. Let me catch you up with what you're doing. If you're late to the program and you want to go, hey, it's Friday. What's going on? Well, Don is off today. Alan and I are taking you up till 7 o'. Clock. We are taking all of your calls, talking through it all. We had Mike Breen on, we just had Ben Stiller on. We are going to do fraud alert Friday in just a few minutes. But we wanted to at least come back here for a moment and talk to some more of the people before we get to fraud alert Friday. So with that, let's just dive right back to the phones. Sonny in Queens who is just giddy and wanting to chat. What's up, Sonny?

[D]

Gentlemen. What a day, what a day, what a game. I mean, this is an old school punching in the teeth for 48 minutes and I don't think we needed that as fans. The Knicks players needed that to get the confidence and they needed to send a message to the whole league, to everybody who's out there, that we can compete and we can beat anybody out there. So I mean, excited about this guy. I miss a little bit of it because of course my father calls me to talk about a grill that he wants to get as the Knicks are going to tip off. So, you know, I'm like, pop, why we can we table this until tomorrow? The Knicks are playing. But you know, I mean, you gotta love you, you know, still with me, you know, 91 years old. So let's, you know, I have to give my time to my father. So I missed the first quarter, but that's okay. That's okay.

[B]

Right.

[D]

So my only concern, Alan, I want to hear from you, is that Mitchell Robbins and I. You gotta be a little bit smarter than that, right? I know you have an obligation. You're a Hooper, I'm a Hooper. We all play sports. You got an obligation to stand up for yourself. Especially last time somebo did something to you. As you all embittered and you missed some time, you had an obligation to stand up yourself. But if you get away from those coaches, you're looking at missing time and starting the next round in a disadvantage. I know that's addressed today and it'd be addressed. And I don't think it's going to happen again. I just. I'm afraid that emotion gets too high, that something like this could happen. Thank you, gentlemen. Have a great weekend. Can't wait for Monday.

[B]

Thank you. Like, that was much ado about nothing. That whole thing.

[C]

The fracas, the fracas, the fracas, fracas,

[B]

fracas, the fracas, fracas. Whatever you want to call it. Like, he, they, they were hugging, right? It was simply that. But he got. He took an elbow right in the ribs. You're gonna feel away about that elbow the way Daniels, like, put that elbow in his ribs. And that's literally what happened. He let him know, don't do that. And Daniels was emotional because his team was getting its ass kicked. And you could tell he just was upset about. He was embarrassed. So that was about his feelings. And Robinson, rather than throw any punches or get into any type of real fight, just bear hugged him and let him know. It's a different kind of strength you're dealing with, son.

[C]

Yeah, I view it as it was.

[B]

Everybody else coming in that made it almost bigger than it needed to be.

[C]

Well, yeah, and that, that, you know, obviously there's a. There's a level of tension when a team is losing by that much. Of course, you know, we spent a lot of time talking about that a couple of days ago before Game 5. That whole conversation about unwritten rules and, you know, how teams behave when they're getting run out of the building. I mean, as much as we are celebrating in New York today, if you were in Atlanta yesterday, that's a funeral. I mean, that was just an absolute embarrassing bludgeoning. And the players, obviously, for a team

[B]

that felt like they had, you know, they'd kind of arrived, right? That they had something, now they realize they're far away. They're good enough to be a playoff team, but they're far away from being a true. You know.

[C]

Yeah. That you're not surprised to see people get a little. Little spunky and a little bit upset. Let's. Hey, we just. He deserves it. Let's say hi to Spike and St. Pete. What's up Spike?

[E]

Hey, great guys. That was wonderful. But I see it a little differently. I mentioned to you Bo the other day that I thought Atlanta was the weakest team left. They're young, they're immature, they. But I'm very blessed to be my age and have. Have a great roster of people I could talk basketball with. And Larry Hardesty. Give me the name dropper again. He always said the same thing. No size. What's. How do you pronounce the guy's name? Oka Kogu or something. He's the biggest guy. Mitchell and Cat power over him. I'm not taking anything away. We cracked away one game. We came back in another game and, and here's what I got to say. I kidding you the other day. It was wonderful. It was almost boring. It was so wonderful. And, and, and I told both of you guys that Og Anunoby worked on his size over the season. His body, his strength. He's playing Kawhi Lenidish. That's what I relate him to. He's just got that. That tenacity under the rim, the dunking. Their hands aren't as big, but they're strong. And he's developing like he's shooting like we played a game of Horse. You know, every spot on the floor look at a shot. Shot. But it was beautiful. And Cat was great. I'm tired of hearing stats and figures and margin of victory. Game 5. They took their heart and will out. No question about now. Right. You know better than anybody now. I've heard from a few people today that all of a sudden they're afraid of Philadelphia. And I kidded you the other day and you guys are wonderful to me. I appreciate it so much. That about the mb. Look md when guys get to that age and have so much trouble and with their knees and legs, I watch them carefully and I'm pretty good eye on that. Even at my age. He has trouble elevating on defense now. He's a pain in the ass in the post. He falls on the floor more than anybody I know.

[B]

Yeah.

[E]

And he gets every damn call. And he's probably the biggest player in the league overall, size wise. I mean, Mitch looks small next to him, but Mitch, if you go back when he pulled that dirty crappy trick after Mitch's ankle surgery. The second one.

[B]

Yes.

[E]

When he twisted it.

[B]

Yeah.

[F]

Yeah.

[E]

That got me so angry. Is he a dirty player? Yeah, I guess he's a dirty player. But here's what I noticed with Philadelphia and I noticed it with Atlanta too. Atlanta had a pretty easy schedule, second half of the year, last 30 years. Quinn Snyder is a good coach, but they just, the Knicks were much better than him. Now we go to the next level and Boston is not as good as they were last year roster, there's no question about it. And they're going to die with the three. So if they get hot, they may beat Philly. Why they're such big favorites tonight, I have no idea. No idea at all. I looked at the line, it's, it's seven and a half points too high.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[E]

It's ridiculous. It's not fair. But history tells you Philly hasn't beaten them and

[B]

tells you they always find a way to lose in a game.

[E]

Yeah, they do. And they do. And those were great series with the, with Andrew, Tony and the Boston Strangler. You know that all that background. All right, enough history. I don't care who we play. I don't. Because one thing I noticed with The Sixers, the 20 year old kids from Bimini, Vijay Edgecombe, he's hit the wall a little bit the last 30 games now. He's really good and he's really fast and he's really young.

[B]

He did not look like he hit. Yeah, Spike, he didn't look like he hit a wall last night. He was. His speed was off the charts. I think, I think you want to proceed with caution with that team. But I also want to say that they are top heavy. Their bench gives them almost nothing, so they have to get a lot out of their starters. And that can wear you down as a playoff series goes on.

[C]

But, and I still think it's pick your poison. I disagree with them on the Celtics line too.

[B]

It's seven and a half. Makes sense.

[C]

The Celtics are a better team playing at home with championship.

[B]

And you don't expect them to shoot 28% from three, three straight games like they're going to make threes at some point. It's who they are. It's what they do. And that's what you're going to expect, is that the two nights that they just went cold, they'll, they'll, they'll do what they need to do and they'll win and it'll overwhelm the Sixers. But I do expect it to be a good game. I don't think it's going to be, you know, like where the six are going to win. Running away. I think this will be a really good game. I would keep an eye on Tatum and just see what he looks like physically after the calf stuff because that's something that Kobe went through when he came back from the Achilles. It was the other knee from overcompensating that started to bother him and it messed him up. And so for Tatum, this is when you come back early, this can happen.

[C]

Yep.

[B]

So I would keep an eye. Remember, it's the opposite calf. It's not the calf where he had the Achilles done right the other side. So that's something I would watch.

[C]

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[A]

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[B]

Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[C]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[B]

Catch this show on demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts. Did you or someone you know participate in fraudulent fan behavior?

[C]

I'm a fraud with a capital F.

[B]

Is your friend a fraud?

[C]

I have been a complete and utter fraud.

[B]

Are you a fraud?

[C]

What is fraud?

[B]

Let's ask Dom McGregor. Screw.

[C]

Go scratch yourself.

[B]

Brought to you by D' Agostino Law.

[C]

Oh yeah, folks, it's Fraud Alert Friday. Brought to you by our friends at d' Agostino Law.

[B]

D'.

[C]

Agostino. You know, it doesn't hit the exact same when there's no Don Lagreca on Fraud Alert Friday. I'm not gonna sit here and make any phones about it, but we do our best. I think we'll rule fairly. Alan, you prepared? Sure you are. Yeah. No, you're very excited about it. So we're gonna go to the emails first. Dhre espnmail.com well, Peter, we might.

[H]

We might have to address something even before we get to that. Oh yeah, Jake Montgomery, who does a fantastic job. We love Jake with our social.

[C]

Yeah.

[H]

Said that he received something today on the ESPN New York Instagram. There was a graphic that was put up Nick's win the series. And it's a picture. It's an AI picture of Jalen Brunson looking like a superhero character.

[C]

Sure he is.

[H]

And there was a like on it from a verified account. The real Mariska Hargitay oh, my God.

[E]

What are we.

[H]

What is going on?

[B]

We gotta get her on.

[H]

I'm telling you what is happening.

[B]

We have to get her on. Jake should now be following up.

[C]

Does she follow?

[H]

I can't imagine that that reaches her algorithm without her following.

[B]

Yeah, how else would she just check, though?

[C]

You can just look. Any of us can look.

[B]

We need to reach out asap, because

[C]

the Hargitay needs to. Something needs to happen.

[B]

We need an explanation. That's all. Like, maybe she was just there and enjoying basketball and not really rooting for either team. And that's as simple as that. I wanted to ask Ben about it, but I didn't want to put him on a spot. Right. That'd be a tough spot for him.

[C]

Oh, you know what, though? I like. You should have.

[B]

Yeah, I didn't want to put him in that because, you know, like, if he says something, it gets awkward.

[C]

I don't think she follows. No, she's not following.

[B]

How'd she see it?

[H]

That's how you know she's a real fan. Because you got to be in Nick's Instagram to be able to get some

[C]

of that stuff to pop up. But do we follow her?

[H]

That's a possibility.

[C]

We should follow her. Follow her and see if she notices and follows back.

[B]

Well, it. Do something and add her. Like, put our conversation up and add her on it.

[C]

Because if she's that in it, it could make it to the algo.

[B]

Yeah, and then we just want to have her on just for a, you know, a nice little conversation.

[C]

Now, with that being said, we get into Fraud Friday. Dhrespn Gmail.com.

[B]

do we have the gavel or should I go with the go?

[C]

They have something.

[H]

We have a concept of a gavel.

[C]

All right, well, I'll have to rule this one, because it's about. It's about Alan Hahn.

[B]

Oh.

[C]

So I'll be the judge for this.

[B]

All right, go ahead.

[C]

Oscar from LA again. Two weeks ago, Han wanted to overrule the honorable Judge Lagreca's no fraud ruling over me potentially buying the new Tatis Padres City Connect jersey. And rooting. And not rooting for, but simply liking the jersey. My girlfriend took exception to Allen saying she wanted me to wear it when all she did was suggest it. She said you threw up. And in that, now you are officially beefing Allen. On Tuesday, Hahn said, I have no problem rooting for the Phillies. Love seeing them in the World Series. Exact quote, because of Mattingly now being the manager. We all love Mattingly. But Han is actively rooting for the Phillies now, even though he's a Yankee fan.

[B]

They see context is a fraud. Well, get to know me. Get to know me. You know why I would say that about.

[C]

Yeah, unfortunately, this is no fraud. No fraud. I say d' Agostino Allen was simply that he's not literally rooting for the Phillies. What. What he was saying as a Mets troll, as a Yankee fan and perennial Mets troll, was that he would never mind seeing the Phillies in the World Series because he knows it would make all of his family who loves the Mets sick to their stomach.

[B]

That. And that's not a fraud. That. End.

[C]

Go ahead.

[B]

The last time the Yankees won The

[C]

World Series, oh, 2009. Who'd they beat? Oh, there you go. So you're saying he would like to even see them in the World Series.

[B]

I love seeing them.

[C]

So, yeah, I'm sorry. I gotta go. No fraud there.

[B]

Thank you.

[C]

Easy, easy, Squeezy. Longtime listener, first time emailer. I love and respect each of you, but need to call fraud on Peter and Don. On Wednesday, the topic of Coolio came up and the song Gangster's Paradise. Now, I won't sit here and defend Coolio's entire career, but the song Gangster's paradise is. Is an absolute classic. I, along with Alan's wife, know every single word of that song. Most of my friends my age, 31, now know the song start to Finish. My mother even told me that's the only song that would calm me down as a baby toddler. And I take pride in that as a man who grew up in the Bronx, New York. So I bring to the honorable Judge Lagreca. Not here, sadly for you.

[B]

Sorry.

[C]

Is it am a fraud for both of you guys to call the song trash, or am I a fraud for letting this song calm me down? I'll say this. I'm not saying the song is trash in every way possible. Obviously, it's a catchy tune. But think about what the song really is. Just take a moment. They took an unbelievable Stevie Wonder song. You know, not his best. Alan made a face. I'm not saying it's my favorite Stevie song, but it's a Stevie Wonder song. They take a Stevie song, they loop it up.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

They take the words pastime paradise and make it Gangsta's Paradise. Like, really think about the fact that it's called Gangsta's Paradise. Like, let that sit for a second of how cheeseball it is that in a 90s movie about this school with these ruffians and the white lady teacher who's going to save the day. They made the theme a song called Gangsta's paradise. Then take the way Coolio raps on top of it. I'm sorry, there's no way to say that song is not Cheeseball, Alan.

[B]

Yeah, but it was very much what you did when you were trying to make hip hop. That was literally what you did.

[C]

Oh, yes.

[B]

That's why it works for some people. Now, I do want to just push and say there's no this is not a fraud thing. This is. This is your taste, this is what you like.

[C]

And so it's not really fraud.

[B]

We all have opinions and I've always said this. No one's opinion about music is wrong. We just disagree.

[C]

That is the truth. Now I will say, you could say, now is this guy a fraud because he's from the Bronx and the big hip hop song of his childhood is Gangsta's Paradise. Well, that's not great work by fam

[B]

again, when you consider the roots of hip hop in the Bronx.

[C]

That's what I'm saying. I thought you think he would have stumbled onto something better than.

[B]

I would hope that he'd have been led in a different way. But again, if you were a child and it calmed you, it just because

[C]

he's 31 years old. Yeah, it comes your thing. Let's see. Hello, esteemed court. I must quickly call out two cases of fraud that must be addressed. One, Don is always clapping at the end of Peter's ENN and telling him how great it is. But every time Peter is away, he routinely reiterates how much he thinks Anthony does the better ENN that is fraudulent. Pick aside. Two, the show is always quick to call out broadcasting Steppage with Dave Maloney, etc. But you are all silent as Allen commits to so much egregious, unmitigated Steppage on Don and Peter Daily. It looks like he's doing a cameo on Stomp the Yard. Are Don, Peter and Anthony frauds for pointing out when it's broadcasters and ignoring Allen Steppage? I'm sorry, guys, did I send that email? Jake said this. I bring these matters before the one and only Supreme Fraud Court of the Tri State area. I gotta say, Don is not a fraud. Don. Here's what Don would say. I know him. Don would say he's not a fraud. He claps at the end because I do. He does think I do a good job. He just thinks Anthony does it better. I know that's what he would say. Say that is Anthony. Tell me, tell me I'm wrong. That'll be verbatim what he says.

[A]

It's a.

[H]

It's a running joke. It's Andrew does it better and RJ does it better. Everybody does it better than Peter.

[C]

There are people who have stepped in here who've done it, and I'm not going to name names. Jacob Todd Bauer that definitively don't do it better than me.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

And he will say without question, at

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least you name names.

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And he will still say, best I've ever heard it. Way better than Peter. So is it fraudulent? Is it a running gag? Is it a combination of all? I don't know. Now for Allen Steppage. Well, listen, the three of us all like to talk quite a bit, and we do a talk show, and sometimes we're not even in the same room. So Steppage will happen. But that's not the same as stepping on a call, interrupting each other while talking, talking. View it however you want it. But it's not the same as, for example, if I was here trying to make a huge point right now. And as I said, it's time for me to wrap up this case on fraud Friday. And my ruling is. And then Al went, you know, hold on, Peter.

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Yeah, yeah.

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Now that would be egregious. Talk show Steppage. That's what work. That's what we're talking about when we call Steppage or Don Don in the

[B]

midst of a rant, when he pauses, sometimes you want to fill the blank or like, or add something. But sometimes when he's going like, it's. It's hard to read whether or not is he done or does he still have more? And then all of a sudden he'll start going again.

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That is true.

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Like, and I do want to explain to people, too, because I honestly, like, I do try to be respectful to space. But I also think conversation sometimes, especially when we're all enthusiastic, is exactly that. Think about when you talk to your boys. Do you sit and wait for your turn? Or if you're enthusiastic and you want to jump in, you jump in. That's just how that works. But in the midst of a good. A good rant or a point or any of that stuff, there is an effort made to let it breathe. But when we aren't in the same place, people don't understand. Sometimes there's a delay that is just a. That, that's a technology thing that I didn't. You don't even know you're doing it. Or we're not in the same place. So we don't really have that same kind of eye contact. I don't think it happens in studio, but if it happens because we're separated, it's. It's certainly not. It's. It's not done on purpose. It certainly is not intentional.

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Now. Yeah, I want a good. Oh, here we go. Here we go. I want to just get a good sports fraud question.

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Yeah, we haven't gotten one today.

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Dhr. I'm a Seattle sports fan through and through. My hockey team is the Kraken.

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Nice.

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We have only made the playoffs once in our existence. How many years?

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The crack here for three days. Like, how long?

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Yeah.

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Anthony? Three seasons.

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Four.

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I think it's four now, but I'm gonna double check.

[B]

Okay.

[H]

Yeah. 20, 21. They were founded.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. So they're barely alive. They're an embryo of a friend.

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Yeah.

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I don't like where this is going. We have only made the playoffs once in our existence. Am I allowed to randomly pick a team to follow and root for in the Stanley cup playoffs?

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Oh, dear God.

[C]

If it is purely for recreational purposes, in this situation, I would follow the team only for the duration of the playoff push and give them up immediately. No, no, no, no, no. Fraud. Fraud, fraud, fraud.

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The Golden Knights are the outlier. We all understand that, right?

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That's it.

[H]

Expansion teams don't just magically go to the playoffs every year and win a Stanley cup within the first 10 years that they exist.

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The whole idea of rooting for an expansion team in your market is that you are just given a gift. And that gift is to have a team of your own in a sport you love to root for. And what comes with that is paying. Because in the very beginning, it's growth and pain, and you have to go through it. And then what happens is you start to see it come to life. Now it starts to blossom. It starts to grow. And those years you went through the pain of being embarrassing doormat of an expansion team. Now all of a sudden, you start. It starts paying off. The high draft picks and the players you develop, and it makes the winning mean even more. That's why you got to live through this right now. And if you want to go off and start like, side piecing other teams during the playoffs because your team isn't good enough yet to do that. You're not a real fan, you're not loyal, and you have no idea what you're doing. So you have to make a commitment. Right now, I'm either all out or I'm all in. There is no halfway.

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Yeah, I'm sorry. It's just the definition of fraud. It's been, it's been a few seasons and you're already looking for a already

[B]

complaining to make you feel good.

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Come on.

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If I were the Kraken, I would say I don't want you as a fan. Go. Yeah, just go pick a team and don't come back.

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Also, I got to tell you.

[B]

What do you got to tell me?

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My. My FanDuel account is really looking good.

[B]

Listen, you're on a roll now.

[C]

You've got.

[B]

You got all the way to the end of this series. Do you call it a day and feel like, you know what? Enough's enough, right? I had a hot streak, but I know when to say when, right? Or do you feel like, no, you know what? I'm just gonna keep riding this like Seabiscuit.

[H]

Nah, he bets it on the Kentucky Derby.

[C]

Throw it on the Derby, right? I know. It really is funny, though, right? Because I'm not.

[B]

Put it on game seven Saturday night. Oh, wait, I did.

[C]

I did. Look at that. I did. Look at that line.

[B]

That's seven and a half. That's kind of tempting, isn't it?

[C]

You just said you think it's going to be a close game. You just said it's tempting, but I am.

[B]

No, I'm saying to go against the grain.

[C]

No, no. I'm of the mindset that. That my boys will figure it out on. On Saturday.

[B]

Oh, now they're your boys? So. So if they win, we become enemies Monday.

[C]

Enemies?

[B]

What? Come on.

[C]

When you're a fraud like me, there are no enemies. Everybody's a friend.

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[C]

All I'm saying, I like the Celtics to win tomorrow, but I don't feel great about it. Same like there. Because there is a part that, like, maybe Tatum is starting to feel it, and maybe it's like, all right, you know what? Like two minutes ago, we're talking about this team's, you know, they're believing it's a championship year. As we've noticed with this Knicks team, people's perspectives can change rather quickly in the NBA playoffs. Outlook can. Can quickly change. Speaking of which, that Lakers series, pretty

[B]

interesting now, like, honestly, just on a side note, which would be the bigger deal because for LeBron James, if they lose somehow because tonight's a big game, they win this. You know, the worry about a game seven, you're fine. Game seven Sunday, if they have one, might be the most viewed first round playoff game ever. Because of what?

[C]

The numbers are already astounding across the board.

[B]

Yes, they are. But think about the legacy factor for LeBron. No team has ever lost a 3 0A series when they've had a 3OH lead. No team has ever lost the series. If that happens to him, despite the fact that he's done all he could to help them win him, gave them the 30 lead. You know, this goes on his resume as much as it goes on the Laker resume. That's how critical tonight and A potential game seven is for LeBron James. He cannot possibly have his name associated with this type of a meltdown.

[C]

So Anthony just sent me all the Kentucky Derby horses and the post.

[B]

Okay, let's.

[C]

Because. Because the interesting thing would be, does anyone jump out at me?

[H]

I was hoping, like, there'd be a Mage again. That would have been nice.

[B]

Oh, yeah, Did Mage wind?

[C]

I think it did.

[H]

It might have.

[C]

I think Mage won and I didn't do it. The only. The main one jumping out at me is Chief Wallaby.

[H]

Oh, what a name.

[C]

At 8 to 1 because it reminds me of Ghostface, who loves to wear his clarks, his wallabies, and talks about them all the time. But that's the only thing jumping out at me.

[H]

I'm on Dane and bourbon. Why not?

[C]

20 to 1.

[H]

Yeah, that's fun.

[C]

So, yeah, I've never had this much money on my fanduel account.

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I'm feeling good.

[C]

I hit for five hundo three times in a row.

[B]

I like it.

[C]

Yeah, it's feeling groovy right now, man. Let's talk to the people. Let's celebrate. Let's enjoy.

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Do it.

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1-800-919-3776. And we're talking Celtics. We got Dove in Boston. Dove. What's the vibe of Celtics fans in Beantown?

[F]

Oh, I was absolutely calling with the report right now. I'll tell you. I want to say the saddest regret I have of being in Boston right now is that I'm not in New York with my fellow Knicks fans and able to come to the live events with you guys. See you guys and celebrate. But I'm holding it down here in Boston. The vibes. And I'll be honest, you know, I'm. I'm a co worker with a ton of Boston fans. They're very vocal. Peter, I think you would agree they are an imminently confident fan base, especially when it comes to the Knicks. They have a very high opinion of their abilities. And my best friend had asked me, is there anything that could happen against the Hawks that would change your opinion of the series? And I said no. But I'll tell you, might be changing Boston's opinion of the next series. When I talk to them, they say, man, I have to look, you know, while we're losing to Philadelphia, I have to look at the scores and see that the knicks are up 50 on their opponent. And between Tatum's calf, they're starting to become a little unsettled. And it's going from a very poo poo, the Knicks attitude to a, huh, A little bit of hesitation. I don't know if we want to see them.

[C]

Yeah, I was the text I was getting from my cousins yesterday, you know, they were very down on the Celtics, obviously. And how are you not like appreciating one of the great beat downs of all time? Like it wasn't like the Knicks game could be ignored last night. Like it's no, you know, 80 points at the half. 83, 36. That what it was.

[B]

There's 83,336.

[C]

Yeah, there's no way around. So yeah, Dub does. It doesn't surprise me.

[F]

I will say, I will say, you know, I said going into the series that nothing could change my mind. And you know, prior to the series, I really still believe that in the moment. These last three games, it's been very difficult for me to rationalize away what I'm seeing as a Knicks fan. And I'm trying to tamp it down, I'm trying to keep it all in perspective. But you know, the. I see what the eyes see in this test that we're seeing right now are showing a championship ready team.

[B]

I wonder what is the, what is the lesser of the two evils? If you're a Celtic fan, thanks to blowing a 31 lead and losing in seven to the Sixers in your building or advancing and then losing again to the Knicks, which one, which one is more devastating? Both rivals you hate.

[C]

I'm going to tax my cousins right

[B]

now and ask, like, those are your two possibilities, right? Because obviously winning and then winning again, that's, that's the glory. But I'm saying of the two worst case scenarios, which is worst? Blowing this lead and losing to the Sixers and seven and then you're losing a game seven at home or moving on and then losing again to the Knicks and back to back years. It's fun to just be able to talk about

[C]

me personally. I'm obviously biased because I have an affinity for the Knicks and I have no love for the Sixers whatsoever.

[B]

Right.

[C]

So it's a little different because like there's. There's a silver lining to me. The Celtics.

[B]

I don't think you can answer it. I think I can't more.

[F]

But I.

[C]

But I do think, I do think the way this has played out, it would be more embarrassing. My cousin Jeremy's already written back tomorrow, easily tomorrow.

[B]

That's worse.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Losing in seven is worse than losing in the second. That's a respect then to the Knicks. Meaning they. Yeah, I could see like that's what a fan was saying. I could see us losing to them. So that's a respect that says Jeremy is not me.

[C]

Jeremy is living in Massachusetts every single night. Local viewer, Celtic fan.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

So yeah, it's just that would be such a brutal this. No one's had high expectations for the Sixer team. It'd be disgusting.

[B]

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