Podcast Summary: Don, Hahn & Rosenberg – Hour 3: Knicks & Viral Trends

Date: November 18, 2025
Hosts: Alan Hahn, Peter Rosenberg, Don La Greca
Network: ESPN New York

Overview

This lively hour dives deep into the status of the New York Knicks amid injuries, road struggles, and roster questions, while also exploring viral social media trends—especially the now-ubiquitous and divisive "6, 7" meme among young people. The hosts take calls to track the evolution and cultural meaning of these trends, interspersing humorous asides about broadcast life, music generations, stoner callers, and the community that surrounds the show.

Knicks Post-Mortem: Injuries, Road Woes & Roster Needs

00:44 – 07:18

• Knicks lose 115-113 to Miami, with several key players missing.
  Jalen Brunson struggles and OG Anunoby is out; the team makes only 9 threes.
  Alan: “Landry Shammit turned back into a pumpkin. He had a great Friday night game — two for 11, not what you want.” (02:43)
• Both teams were undermanned: Knicks missing starters, but Heat also lacked Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro.
• Road Struggles: Knicks are 0-4 on the road; upcoming games are winnable and important to right the ship.
• Alan projects the need for a 3–2 or 4–1 record on the next road trip to stay competitive.
• Detroit Pistons are the rising team to watch: Off to a hot start, much like last year’s Cavaliers. Don: “The Pistons, last year’s Cavaliers, you know, the surprise team that’s gonna dominate the regular season. But do they have it in them to actually make a run in the postseason?” (03:58)

Roster Analysis

• Alan wants another point guard and more size — “you still need a backup point guard…Malcolm Brogdon was supposed to be that guy. He retires.” (06:01)
• Both Peter and Alan agree Jalen Brunson’s style guarantees missed games, thus emergency depth is a must.
• Peter: “You need another big and another small.” (07:14)

Viral Trends: The Rise (and Fall) of "6, 7"

08:45 – 29:08

Listener Callers Weigh In

• Dylan, age 13: "About the 6, 7 thing, right? It's completely dead. I mean, it'll come up every now and then, but it's pretty much dead." (08:53)
  • Hosts explore the idea that adults ruin trends; Peter admits, “We're just trying to learn. We just want to be slightly less dorky.” (11:57)
• Mitch, elementary school phys ed teacher: "All I hear all day is 6 7-67-67. ...So, it's definitely not dead." (14:55)
  • Consensus: Meme is dying among older kids but persists in elementary.
  • Peter: "Trends are like hand-me-downs. When it doesn't fit the older kids anymore, the younger kids take it for a while." (15:41)

Tracing the 6, 7 Meme’s Roots

• Hosts, with help from callers, reconstruct meme history:

  • Started as a leaked song by Philly rapper Skrilla in Oct/Nov ‘24. Used as soundtrack for football hype edits.
  • Major inflection point: LaMelo Ball TikTok/YouTube edits (Jan '25), then hand gesture popularized by high school athlete and TikTokers, filtered down to Cam Wilder’s viral clip in March ‘25.
  • Peter: “So it was...multiple levels of nothingness to get us here and now America. Yeah, exactly. That's 2025 America, baby.” (17:44)

• Noah, self-described "6, 7 historian" (29, Manhattan):

  • “It all spawned from a leaked song by a Philly rapper named Scrilla...then it turned into LaMelo Ball edits...then Kobe, LeBron, all the way back to February of this year.” (35:08)

Trend Analysis & Parental Engagement

• Great Parenting Advice:
  Alan: “You wanna kinda stay engaged with your kids and not just completely be ‘get off my lawn.’ You kind of wanna know what's going on; the language.” (09:42) Michael: “The more you listen to their stuff, the more they'll be open to listening to yours. Because everything's cyclical.” (11:15)

• Fashion Meme Alert:

  • "Quarter zip" vs. "Nike tech" is the new fashion meme among teens, representing a “refined” look vs “slacker” athleisure vibe. Caller: “Apparently I’m the more refined guy...but I used to wear a tie every day—the quarter zips, casual for me, but apparently, I’m, you know, I’m doing just fine right now.” (27:37)

Callers & Comic Relief: Show Culture

18:49 – 29:08 & 34:21 – 38:49

• High Callers: Multiple listeners come on-air in varying states of coherence, prompting the hosts to riff about stoner culture and how it’s entwined in their audience:
  • Don: “High as a kite, man. He was drinking the bong water.” (19:40)
  • Peter: “I'd much rather have a bunch of stoners who are laid back and occasionally flub a phone call than people who are uptight and annoying.” (20:56)
• Inside Jokes:
  • Jokey banter about Alan’s “cowlick,” Peter’s status in the WWE broadcast world (“basically Double-A”), and listeners’ photographic/pornographic memories.

Sports Cross-Talk

12:05 – 13:04; 29:12 – 31:32

• Yankees discussion touches on contract offers and implications for outfield competition.
• Brief detour into Rangers/NHL, WWE (wrestling) crossover stunts, and arguments about appropriate athlete conduct and public perception.
• Peter makes the point about public (and media) overreaction to athletes having fun off the field: “People with all the vitriol are people that have no respect for wrestling. So they think what he did was beneath him. Or they just believe because he's hurt and the Giants are losing, that he should just sit in his apartment and sulk and watch film and get better...That's just not realistic.” (31:32)

Quick Hits & Memorable Quotes

• Quote – On Youth Trends Dying:
  Peter: "If a 7, 5, and 3 year old are into '6, 7,' that means 13 and 14 year olds roll their eyes." (28:49)

• Quote – On Team Injuries:
  Don: “You want to get the injuries out of the way early, period. You don’t want to ever have, ever have them. Have them in November, December.” (03:51)

• Quote – On Kids’ Slang and Music:
  Peter: “Sometimes you need to be able to say, ‘hey, tell your 16-year-old they don’t know jack ish about music.’” (11:10)

• Quote – Meme Creator Origins:
  Noah: "...the Boston tea party of the 6, 7 movement, if you will, was a LaMelo Ball edit...now this started everything..." (35:20)

• Comic Relief:
  Don: “The virgins are coming. The virgins are coming.” (37:04)

Timestamp Map of Notable Segments

| Time | Topic | |-----------------|------------------------------------------------------| | 00:44–07:18 | Knicks loss, injuries, road trip needs, Pistons rise | | 08:45–16:32 | 6, 7 meme: is it dead? Generational handover | | 16:58–17:44 | Origin timeline of the “6, 7” meme | | 18:45–20:56 | Stoner/caller culture; show’s audience dynamics | | 27:06–28:18 | “Quarter zip” vs. “Nike tech” meme explained | | 29:12–31:32 | Fans' reaction to WWE stunts by athletes | | 34:21–38:49 | Deep-dive on 6,7 meme evolution, musical roots, slang|

Tone and Delivery

• Conversational, irreverent, and often self-deprecating.
• Hosts blend insightful sports analysis with comic banter, expert pop culture observations, and a strong connection to the tri-state community.
• Listeners play a central role, with their calls often driving hilarious or thoughtful tangents.

Closing Notes

• Episode closes out with humorous banter about the show’s upcoming holiday party, sports injuries, and college hijinks.
• The energy is a mix of New York sports talk, cultural observation, and friend-group teasing.
• Listeners are left with an informed but lighthearted understanding of Knicks news, sports fandom, and just why their kids (or they) keep saying "6, 7."