The Knicks Are Back in the Finals! Welcome Back to 1999 | Ep #141

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show

Episode #141: "The Knicks Are Back in the Finals! Welcome Back to 1999"
Date: May 28, 2026
Hosts: Covino and Rich (filling in for Dan Patrick)

---

Episode Overview

This nostalgic and energetic episode dives into the New York Knicks making their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999—a 27-year drought. Hosts Covino and Rich (from Fox Sports Radio) use the achievement as a springboard for a lively trip down memory lane, reminiscing about what life and sports were like in 1999, sharing personal stories, and riffing on the evolution of pop culture, technology, and attitudes in sports. The episode also includes a segment on sports celebrations called "Read the Room, Bro," debating when exuberance is justified or just tone-deaf, and cracks some jokes around Harambe's anniversary—tying back to the '99 theme.

---

Key Discussion Points and Insights

I. Knicks in the NBA Finals: Welcome Back to 1999

(02:41–04:50)

• Covino and Rich open the show by setting the scene: “The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA Finals... that was before you and I knew each other.” (Covino, 03:34)
• They reminisce about starting out in radio, sharing funny stories from their youth and first jobs—Rich recalling driving around in a KROQ station van, "just trying to get some air time, driving around promoting" (Rich, 04:11).
• Covino jokes, “Were you living in that van down by the river?” (04:11)

---

II. Life in 1999: Tech, Trends, and Pop Culture

(04:51–16:34)

The Y2K Scare

• The hosts recall the hysteria around Y2K: “Gotta start it off with the fear that was sweeping the nation, the Y2K bug. Remember, they thought airplanes were gonna fall out of the sky, computers were gonna glitch, everything was gonna go wrong. Meanwhile, nothing happened.” (Covino, 05:01)
• Rich jokes about "waiting for something to go on. And nothing." (05:12)

Pokemon and Kids' Obsessions

• Covino: “1999 was the year Pokemon came to the United States. That was the OG… the first Pokemon rage.” (05:54)
• They discuss the ongoing value and fever surrounding Pokemon cards (06:00–07:18).

Dial-Up Internet, AIM, and Chat Culture

• “These were still the dial up days for sure… I was sitting up late at night on my AOL instant messenger. ASL running my game, flirting it up.” (Rich, 07:27–07:41)
• Hilarious moment: Covino reveals his AIM password mishap—“Fart Boy 69”—accidentally sent to a girl in a chatroom (08:08).

Music and TV

• "How about artists that were popular and brand new to the scene? Maybe Eminem, Britney Spears. Hit me baby, one more time..." (Covino, 09:10)
• Rich points out the shift in rock: “It was the end of the grunge era... Limp Bizkit started to blow up. Creed and Kid Rock…” (09:36)
• Covino: “None of that compared to Britney Spears and Eminem.” (10:16)
• TV: “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire with Regis Philbin was massive.” (Rich, 11:30)

Tech Then vs. Now

• Discussing old cell phones: “My first phone, yeah, a flip StarTAC.” (Covino, 12:33)
• “You were playing Snake on your Nokia phone… You weren't really texting. Remember, texting cost money per text at that time.” (Covino, 13:00)
• Free nights and weekends, PalmPilots & the dot-com boom get nostalgic shout-outs.

Movies & Books

• Films of 1999: “Blair Witch was a big thing. Matrix was also a big deal and still is a classic.” (Rich, 13:49)
• “Harry Potter. Not the movies. The books came out. That's how long ago it was.” (Covino, 14:08)

Yankees, Fashion, Culture

• Rich derails the reminiscence to demand the Yankees' dominance in '99 gets its due—“I was dancing around at the stadium, I was at the parades” (Rich, 15:22).
• Joking about clothing styles and old photos, including pre-JNCOs and New Balances—“Those are the New Balance 27 years later.” (Covino, 16:25)

---

III. "Read the Room, Bro": When Sports Celebrations Go Wrong

(18:25–25:57)

Segment Launch

• "Read the Room, Bro" analyzes sports celebrations that clash with context.

Pat Murphy vs. Abner Uribe, and Over-the-Top Celebrations

• Milwaukee Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy scolds pitcher Abner Uribe for excessive “double suck it” wrestling-style celebration after a strikeout, up 6–0:
  • “That's unacceptable... Why are we doing it? 6 nothing game. What are we doing there?” (Brewers Coach Pat Murphy, 19:35–19:58)

Will Clark Lashes Out at the Giants’ Outfielder Dances

• Will “The Thrill” Clark rails against the Giants’ underperforming outfielders for their “pelvic thrust” celebration:
  • “They got some sort of dance where they're doing a pelvic thrust or something like that. I'm like, what the is this, dude? You don't have the luxury of doing that kind of bull out there. It looks chicken.” (Will Clark, 21:12)

Mike Francesa on Mets’ Tone-Deaf Celebrations

• Mike Francesa goes full “old man yells at cloud” about teams celebrating while losing:
  • “You're down seven nothing. You hit a solo homer, and in the dugout, you want to dress the guy up in a dumb hat. What's wrong with you?” (Mike Francesa, 22:45–23:24)

The Debate: Stay Consistent or Read the Room?

• Covino: “Is it a read the room or stay the course? Do you want these guys to be out of their zone or do you want it to be in the zone?” (Covino, 22:04)
• Rich: "It's tone deaf. It doesn't match. It's weird." (Rich, 23:27)
• They riff on football analogues: a team down by 21 still celebrating a sack (24:01).

UFC White House Event—Celebration or Cringe?

• The duo joke about UFC hosting an event in front of the White House to mark 250 years:
  • “Maybe not have an octagon on the front lawn of the White House, but... some people love it, some people hate it.” (Covino, 25:57)

---

IV. Who's "Ass?"—Harambe Anniversary

(26:16–27:47)

• Special anniversary shout-out: It's 10 years since Harambe the gorilla’s death.
• Rich: "So I blame the careless parents. And I understand you turn away one second, we're parents, we get it. Kids roam and run away. But my goodness, what a shame. They killed this beautiful beast because of your snot nosed little kid." (Rich, 26:35)
• Covino: "The last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals, Harambe was born, 1999. Yeah, it's insane. It all ties together." (Covino, 27:21)
• Rich: “Everybody involved with that story that happened 10 years ago… who’s ass.” (27:47)

---

V. Latinos in 1999: The "Latino Explosion"

(28:03)

• Covino: “Speaking of 1999, you must have loved that year. That was the year the Latino explosion.”
• Rich: “Oh, bro, that was... I was living la vida loca."
• Episode wraps with fun, flair, and references to the era.

---

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA Finals... that was before you and I knew each other.” (Covino, 03:34)
• “My first phone, yeah, a flip StarTAC... with the dope ass leather case.” (Covino, 12:33)
• “That's unacceptable... Why are we doing it? 6 nothing game. What are we doing there?” (Pat Murphy, Brewers Coach, 19:35)
• “They got some sort of dance where they're doing a pelvic thrust… You don't have the luxury of doing that kind of bull out there. It looks chicken.” (Will Clark, 21:12)
• “You're down seven nothing… you want to dress the guy up in a dumb hat. What's wrong with you?” (Mike Francesa, 22:45)
• “If you want to get into Covino’s bank accounts and 401k, fart boy 69.” (Rich, 08:42)
• “The last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals, Harambe was born, 1999. Yeah, it’s insane. It all ties together.” (Covino, 27:21)
• “Oh, bro, that was... I was living la vida loca.” (Rich, 28:03)

---

Important Timestamps

• 02:41 – Covino & Rich introduce the 1999 theme & Knicks nostalgia
• 05:01 – Y2K panic recalled
• 05:54 – Pokemon’s US debut
• 07:27 – AOL, AIM, and early online culture
• 09:10 – Late ‘90s pop & rock music trends
• 11:30 – TV: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
• 13:00 – Old cell phones, texting, and “free nights & weekends”
• 13:46 – Movie hits: Blair Witch, The Matrix; Harry Potter books
• 15:22 – 1999 Yankees and fashion/fads
• 18:25 – “Read the Room” segment: Sports celebrations out of context
• 19:35–21:12 – Pat Murphy, Will Clark, and Mike Francesa on tone-deaf antics
• 26:16–27:47 – Harambe anniversary: “Who’s ass?”
• 28:03 – "Latino explosion" in 1999 pop culture

---

Final Thoughts

The episode is a high-energy, irreverent, and sometimes sentimental look at how much can change in sports, tech, and culture—framed by the Knicks' return to NBA Finals relevance. The “Read the Room” debates and personal anecdotes offer both comedy and insights about how much public attitudes—and expectations—have shifted in the last three decades. The tribute to Harambe adds a quirky, emotionally charged callback, looping together improbable cultural threads. This episode is a perfect cocktail of nostalgia, humor, and real talk for sports and pop culture fans of all ages.

Transcript

[Podcast Announcer]

This is an iHeart podcast.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Guaranteed Human Hi, it's Karen and Georgia from my favorite murder.

[Hyundai Palisade Advertiser]

Make everyday epic with the all new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid.

[Karen Kilgariff]

It's everything you love about the Palisade Elevated.

[Hyundai Palisade Advertiser]

It features class leading interior space and purposeful tech designed for real life.

[Karen Kilgariff]

The 2.5T hybrid engine with an up to an EPA estimated 619 miles of range on select trims. It's built for long hauls, quick errands and everything in between.

[Hyundai Palisade Advertiser]

And the Palisade Hybrid comes with an available class exclusive dash camera feature for

[Karen Kilgariff]

extra peace of mind seating configurations for seven to eight passengers with available third row power seats that recline.

[Hyundai Palisade Advertiser]

The Hyundai Palisade Hybrid is the SUV that will inspire you to make the most out of every journey.

[Karen Kilgariff]

Learn more about the Hyundai palisade@hyundai USA.com

[Hyundai Palisade Advertiser]

Call 562-314-4603 for complete details. Goodbye.

[IBM Representative]

So there's a lot of noise about AI, but time's too tight for more promises. So let's talk about results. At IBM, we work with our employees to integrate technology right into the systems they need. Now a Global workforce of 300,000 can use AI to fill their HR questions, resolving 94% of common questions. Not noise proof of how we can help companies get smarter by putting AI where it actually pays off, deep in the work that moves the business. Let's create smarter business. IBM.

[Michelin Representative]

This is a Michelin message and generally in Michelin messages you hear some and some. But not this time. This time you will just hear this because at Michelin we innovate on the road and beyond by creating a prosthetic strap designed to improve the mobility of people with prosthetics. Just a few more steps and John will reach the summit of Mount Rainier.

[Ben Walter]

Every small business owner has that one moment that could have broken them, but remarkably, it didn't. Hi, I'm Ben Walter, CEO of Chase for Business. And on season three of the Unshakeables, my co host Kathleen Griffith and I are bringing you more incredible stories of overcoming the impossible. Listen to the Unshakeables wherever you get your podcasts and learn [e-mail] podcast JP Morgan Chase Bank NA member FDIC Copyright 20 and 26 JP Morgan Chase Co.

[Rich]

Do it. Rockefeller141over promised our bonus pod. What's up, K. Talamatos, Govino and Rich from Fox Sports Radio. You may have heard us filling in for DP this past week.

[Covino]

Yes, sir.

[Rich]

Well, we're on Monday through Friday on FOX Sports Radio 2 to 4 on the west, out here on the west side, 5 to 7 on the east. Everything at Covino and Rich. And today's show, action packed. Who might be ass? You'll find out. We're gonna do something called Read the room, bro, bro. And you want to take us back, right?

[Covino]

Bro, read the room. I'm gonna take you back like I'm Frank Stallone. Take you back. Do take you back. I'm Frank Stallone in it to 1999

[Rich]

people and they are saying take it back.

[Covino]

99. The last time the New York Knicks made the NBA finals. Yo, that was before you and I knew each other.

[Rich]

27 years ago. Rich and I were already working in radio, believe it or not.

[Covino]

In fact, I was a young man in the game still in college, trying to get my my feet wet.

[Rich]

I had graduated college in 98. Not to date myself. I just got too quick, man. But 99, where were you when the Knicks made it to the finals? Well, Spot, you got that picture of me, right? This is me back in 99, just trying to make my way on my radio come up driving the station van that was the KROCK kick ass van.

[Covino]

Were you living in that van down by the river?

[Rich]

No, but I was giving away lots of swag and reaping all the benefit.

[Covino]

Well, you might have reaped the benef. I know that sometimes women would do anything for a K Rock T shirt. But I also heard a story where there was a time some dude took a shit on the van and you had to clean it.

[Rich]

That is true. It was at a Metallica concert. Yeah, but you know, I was on my radio come up just trying to get some air time, driving around promoting, just doing anything I could in radio. So where were you? You were probably on your come up. But that was the last time the Knicks made it this far. That's how long it's been, 27 years

[Covino]

as a sit on Chappelle Show. A long, long time ago.

[Rich]

Feel me?

[Covino]

So let's go back to 1999 and discuss what you were possibly doing, what you were watching, where you were in Life in 1999. Gotta start it off with the fear that was sweeping the nation, the Y2K bug. Remember, they thought airplanes were gonna fall out of the sky, computers were gonna glitch, everything was gonna go wrong. Meanwhile, nothing happened.

[Rich]

Nothing happened. I was sitting there on my Hewlett Packard, you were there on your. A Gateway computer, I don't know, whatever computer you had your Commodore 64 probably still. And I'm waiting for something to go on. And nothing. Nothing.

[Covino]

I heard someone the other day on social media point out that when you were a younger guy, families had a computer room.

[Rich]

Yeah. With your compact, Pisario took up space. Took you all day to download one nudie picture.

[Covino]

Remember that feeling of like little piece after piece of the photo? Yeah. I think I see a nipple.

[Rich]

These were still the dial up days for sure. Y2K. You know, we were partying like it was 1999, Prince style. Fearing what would happen. Nothing happened. The biggest nothing burger of our lifetime. Y2K.

[Covino]

I got a. I got a six year old son who cares about two things, okay. Baseball and Pokemon.

[Rich]

Ooh.

[Covino]

And 1999 was the year Pokemon came to the United States. And that was the og like the first Pokemon rage. And yeah, gotta catch them all.

[Rich]

Pokemon never understood it, man. That was my little brother's era. 99. He was into that. And I think his first word was Power Rangers.

[Covino]

Let me tell you, it's. It's wild. I coach all these little six year old kids. All they care about is Pokemon. It, the Bulbasaurs and Charizards. And I feel like my son's like Rain man who comes to knowing all these Pokemon. So 1999 is when Pokemon came to the US so a long, long time ago.

[Rich]

And you think about it now like, oh my God, how big has it gotten? It's crazy. And the value of some of these cards, Everyone thinks they have some sort of hidden treasure in their attic.

[Covino]

Can I tell you about the fucking nerds at the supermarket by me? And this is. I know it's not just by my house, but they have those Pokemon vending machines. Have you seen these at like supermarkets? Like it's a vending machine. It almost looks like the old school red box. But it, it's a Pokemon card machine. And people know when it drops like times a day, like releasing more cards. A line of dopes waiting there. So when you try to get Pokemon cards for your kids, it's always empty

[Rich]

because you say dopes. But Ken golden is making his flow on these cards. By the way. It 99 is when it came out. When it exploded. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Covino]

When it exploded.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Oh, okay.

[Rich]

I know what you're talking about. Computers. Before I remember what I was doing in 99, I was sitting up late at night on my AOL instant messenger. ASL running my game, flirting it up. AOL chats became a thing back then.

[Covino]

HX location.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

You were like 20. Yes, please.

[Rich]

Jersey Union, New Jersey. Who wants to hang out? But I'd be there hours at a time. Blink, blink, blink, blink. Bloop. Sending messages. You've got mail. I was fired up about it.

[Covino]

Can I tell everyone a fun Covino AOL chat story?

[Rich]

Sure.

[Covino]

One of my favorites. Covino. You can imagine knowing our show and knowing Fox Sports Radio, and if you've been with us a long time, I

[Rich]

said, sure, but I'm not sure.

[Covino]

The maturity of Steve Covino. Yeah, back in the day, Covino would have passwords like Fart boy. And one time an AOL chat popped up on the screen and it was a girl hitting him up.

[Rich]

I wasn't just the girls like Vita Guerra. It was like someone hot. It was a hot jersey.

[Covino]

You didn't realize you were typing into the. The messenger. You thought you were typing into, like a password. And all of a sudden you sent a random girl fart boy. And she's like, what does that mean?

[Rich]

Fart Boy 69. She's like, what's that like?

[Covino]

Nothing.

[Rich]

My little brother did it, but it was my password and it just went right into the message.

[Covino]

If you want to get into Camino's bank accounts and 401k, fart boy 69.

[Rich]

But dude, you know what, man, you were running your game. That's where you were learning online game and you were chatting it up. And, you know, that's also where, you know, Rich and I bonded early on. Dane Cook in the early 2000s, that's where he started hitting up all his fans and it became a thing and he became famous because of that.

[Covino]

That was years later. But yeah, the early days of interacting with, like, strangers on social media. In fact, it was peculiar then to meet someone online.

[Rich]

Yep.

[Covino]

Now they say, well, like 80 plus percent of people meet on social media or apps or something. So a different time. How about this one? Go back to 1999. How about artists that were popular and brand new to the scene? Maybe Eminem, Britney Spears. Hit me baby, one more time in that schoolgirl outfit. And like, young dudes like, I love Britney Spears, like Britney Spears and Eminem. A young Slim Shady with the bleach

[Rich]

blonde hair that was big in the MTV TRL days. But as a rock fan, I gotta give you some shout outs here, buddy boy. Because it was the end of the end of the grunge era was fading and fizzling. Right. Grunge was out. New metal and other rock bands were in Event Sevenfold. You had Disturbed Chevelle, Three Days Grace, Slipknot, Limp Bizkit started to blow up. Creed and Kid Rock. That started to Become a thing. And on the anniversary, we're doing this on a Thursday, on the anniversary of Harambe. The death of Harambe 10 years ago. Yeah, Gorilla Radio, Rage against the Machine was one of the biggest songs. So Gorilla Radio, but none of that

[Covino]

compared to Britney Spears and Eminem saying that.

[Rich]

You see me in front of the KROC van, dude, I mean, you know, for me, dude, I mean, no one was into rock. Limpisky was huge. Creed was huge.

[Covino]

I mean, I'm still around. Britney Spears is.

[Rich]

All of those guys are still around. But either.

[Covino]

You're right.

[Rich]

I mean, I'm not saying. I'm saying there's more to life than Britney Spears in Eminem, of course, but

[Covino]

did you see the latest about Britney Spears when she got. When she got arrested, by the way, in our neighborhood and she got arrested in our neighborhood and then wielded a knife at the burger spot right behind Fox Sports Radio. Do you know when she got arrested, it came out that she told the police officers, if you want, why don't you come to my house for lasagna and a dip in the pool? It's like, yo, sounds good to me. Yeah, dip in the pool. All right, let me give you something else from 1999, 27 years ago again, the last time the Knicks made it this far, the last time the. The Garden was popping at this level. Ben Stiller was there, the Sandman was there. Spike Lee, speaking of Limp Bizkit, Ben

[Rich]

Stiller, yo, my favorite mo sucker.

[Covino]

All right, how about this one on television, you know, you were watching. Yeah, you want to use a lifeline? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? With Regis Phil.

[Rich]

Oh, I watched the Indian version from Slumdog Millionaire. The guy with the hair, that's the one.

[Covino]

You watch Slumdog Millionaire, I was a

[Rich]

big fan of that great movie.

[Covino]

But who Wants to Be a Millionaire

[Rich]

was honestly, it was massive.

[Covino]

You even, I guarantee you owned one of those solid Regis ties you probably went to some formal event wearing. That's like a solid silver tie a la Reege really did a whole tie line.

[Rich]

I. I didn't own one. I don't even know what you're talking about.

[Covino]

No, Regis had a whole tie line.

[Rich]

Wearing some tie that some 70 year old guy was rocking back then.

[Covino]

He was alive and well in like 50.

[Rich]

Respectfully, because I am a Regis fan. He was a New York guy. I admired him very much, but did not rock his ties.

[Covino]

He had solid ties and there was a tie line and it was like the hottest thing, really good for him.

[Rich]

But that show was huge.

[Covino]

Maybe you missed. Maybe you missed it.

[Rich]

Was it rocking ties? I was just rocking. You saw.

[Covino]

Oh, I'm sorry. Rocking ties that he was just rocking.

[Rich]

Get out of here.

[Covino]

All right, now let me. Let me take you back to 99 when the Knicks last were in the finals. I had this phone in college because again, I was still in College in 99.

[Rich]

You had that Zach Morris phone problem.

[Covino]

No, not I. My first phone. Yeah, a flip startech.

[Rich]

I was big.

[Covino]

Did you have the start?

[Rich]

I did have that. But you know what else?

[Covino]

A little antenna pulled up around that time.

[Rich]

Yeah, I had that. And I probably had the leather case over it.

[Covino]

Oh, yeah, I did too.

[Rich]

I probably strapped it right to my belt just to be like, yo, what's up?

[Covino]

What's up cowboy?

[Rich]

But yeah, I think I had Nokia's too back then with the, with the dope ass leather case.

[Azure Wellness Advertiser]

Oh, you.

[Covino]

But yeah, you were playing Snake on your Nokia phone.

[Rich]

Yeah. You weren't even sending picture messages and

[Covino]

you weren't really texting. Remember, texting cost money per text at that time. Yeah.

[Rich]

You were worried about your like night and weekend still.

[Covino]

We, we totally use our phones different now. Now it's like a mini computer and you text back then you made phone calls. Do you remember having free nights and weekends and that's how you would like. Yeah, I'll call you back at eight o', clock, bro. When my free nights kick in.

[Rich]

When you weren't using it, you probably kept it off. And by the way, I really did have that phone. You did too.

[Covino]

Of course. It was one of my first ones.

[Rich]

That was your first? My first was definitely like a brick Nokia, but I had that one.

[Covino]

Absolutely.

[Rich]

Now Think of Entertainment 1999. You don't have your harp so you can take us back in time. The last time the Knicks were here, man, a lot's happened since then. Blair Witch was a big thing.

[Covino]

I thought that sucked. But everyone loved it.

[Rich]

I did like it.

[Covino]

I. Witch project.

[Rich]

Yeah, it was pretty cool. It was different at the time, you know, it was. Is it real shot, home movie style of video, style of movie. Matrix was also a big deal and still is a big deal. It's a classic. But that's where you were in 99. Probably going out on a hot date to see the movies.

[Covino]

I throw one more at you.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

While you were watching a very young Keanu and you were watching. You were looking up that fucking person's nose and Blair Witch, Harry Potter. Not the movies. The books came out. So like that's how long ago was

[Rich]

Spot was really nerdy?

[Covino]

Our video guys nerdy peak. But what's interesting is we forget that before it was casted people use their imagination. So when people read Harry Potter, that's the little nerd. See the little Harry.

[Rich]

The little Harry Potter became a huge, huge franchise. And by the way, I'm thinking about myself and my come up where you were. I am very self centered. That's true. You know I remember working at the office and it was like right around that dot com boom era where people were riding around their roller scooters at the office but everyone was starting to have a Palm pilot like right around that time too. No one thought they were super important with their palm pilots. It was like that was like right there and next.

[Covino]

That's also right around the time of the dot com explosion and fails and everything.

[Rich]

And by the way, you think I'm gonna let you fucking get away with bringing 1999 up? Oh boy.

[Covino]

What happened in 99?

[Rich]

Not bring up the fucking Yankees.

[Covino]

The completion of the second year of a three.

[Rich]

You were gonna bring up all the cool things that happened in the 90s and you're not gonna bring up the Yankees? Get out of my face, dude. I was dancing around at the stadium, I was at the parades, you know

[Covino]

they, you know, I know who they beat 99. You probably don't because you're so arrogant. Suck my balls, 98.

[Rich]

I'm sorry, did I say that? Yeah, well we could say that here on overprimes.

[Covino]

98.

[Rich]

I'm not playing this game with you

[Covino]

because you don't know because I'm not

[Rich]

playing this game with you. Padres, get on my face, 99. So get on my face. So anyway, the Yankees were, am I right? On their run, it was 99. Where were you? What were you rocking? This is pre Jinko era, right? I would say you were more in the tapered field phase. I don't remember but where were you? You saw my loose fit right there.

[Covino]

I think Those are like five fifty shell necklace.

[Rich]

You saw me there in 99. Where were you the last time the Knicks made it. And by the way, I hope the Knicks are ready. I hope they stay ready. You should bring back that.

[Covino]

You should bring back that pose when you cross your legs again.

[Rich]

Like I'm wearing the new Balance. Hey, they're back in style, bro.

[Covino]

Those are the new balance 27 years later.

[Rich]

But that was like their comeback and now they came back again. So anyway, where were you?

[Covino]

All right, well, hey, the next 30

[The Hartford Insurance Advertiser]

seconds could save you hundreds on your car insurance. At the Hartford, we're passionate about your protection. If you're 50 or over, AARP auto insurance from the Hartford gives you benefits that really matter and you could save $597 when you switch. How's that For a little peace of mind, visit trusthartford.com today the Hartford your protection is our passion. The Hartford Insurance Group Inc. Pays royalty fees to AARP for the use of its intellectual property. AARP and its affiliates are not insurers. Savings vary.

[Azure Wellness Advertiser]

You live with intention, what you allow into your body and what you don't. Like you Azure was well built on a higher standard. Truthful, transparent labels, every ingredient listed, no proprietary blends. Organic isn't our finish line. We go further with rigorous third party testing beyond industry standards to verify purity and potency. Living deliberately means choosing products that align with your values. Azure well wellness without Compromise. Visit azure livingwell.com these products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

[Tire Rack Advertiser]

Tires matter. They're the only part of your vehicle that touches the road. Tread confidently with new tires from Tire Rack Whether you're looking for expert recommendations or know exactly what you want, Tire Rack makes it easy, easy, fast, free shipping, free road hazard protection, convenient installation options and the best selection of Kumo tires. Go to tirerack.com to see their Kumo test results, tire ratings and reviews and be sure to check out all the special offers. Tirerack.com the way Tire buying should be

[Rich]

if your best finance people are doing expense reports, chasing receipts or grinding through month end clothes, it's time to get Brex afloat. Agentic finance that eliminates that work before it starts. Learn [e-mail] af it's time for a

[Covino]

little something we want to call today. Read the room bro.

[Rich]

Read the room bro.

[Covino]

Read the room. There's a couple really funny videos. I don't know if you where you want to start so I'll hand the conch to you.

[Rich]

I want to start with Pat Murphy. Pat Murphy? Yeah, Murphy, the manager of the Brewers. He got on Abner Uribe for just over celebrating I guess he did your wrestling guy, the G generation X.

[Covino]

He gave a double suck it like

[Rich]

a like a double junk chop. He did the double but he was like pretty aggressive like an intuition.

[Covino]

He added a thrust.

[Rich]

It's almost. You don't want to double talk because we love excitement in baseball. We love celebrations. This season has been a lot of fun but at the same time it's like, the timing has to be appropriate, right?

[Covino]

I don't know.

[Rich]

Was this a thing? He hated it.

[Covino]

The crazy part is that it was challenged. The pitch. Thank God it was a strike, because imagine he celebrated and they were like, up, you know, a ball.

[Rich]

So it's like, read the room. Was this celebration really appropriate? There's a time and place, and we want to see it, but this one was like, a little. Like, there's a little too much double up.

[Covino]

Yeah. Here's coach.

[Brewers Coach]

That's unacceptable. Yeah, it's just unacceptable. I don't know what. What got over him. I mean, he's. He's been an emotional guy, but that kind of thing, that's just not how we do things. And I was embarrassed by it. And, you know, why are we doing it? 6 nothing game. What are we doing there? There must be something deeper that I

[Rich]

don't know about the big leagues. Every out counts, everybody. I do it every day. Yeah.

[Covino]

I mean, clearly he's not a fan of DX in the, you know, era. There he is. Oh, yeah.

[Rich]

Actually did it three times. Oh.

[Covino]

Triple doozy.

[Rich]

Triple dudes.

[Covino]

There we go.

[Rich]

Boom.

[Mike Francesa]

You know.

[Rich]

You know, I had to read the room, bro, because again, the timing was a little off, and it's kind of like a nanny, nanny, poof, poof sort of thing. And it was sort of unnecessary. Right?

[Covino]

Let me give you another one. You love this guy because he's a loudmouth veteran who's funny as hell on social media.

[Rich]

He's great.

[Covino]

Will the Thrill Clark, one of the

[Rich]

most beautiful swings in baseball.

[Covino]

Now, Will the Thrill always said that. Oh, dude, people always say what Ken Griffey Jr. Daryl Strawberry, will Clark. He's always up there with one of the most beautiful swings.

[Rich]

I always say.

[Covino]

Bernie Williams, Burnaby did Daryl Boston. Darrell Boston. Yes. Will Clark has a problem with the San Francisco Giants doing their outfielder junk thrust.

[Rich]

You know, a lot of people have a problem with the outfielder.

[Covino]

Is it inappropriate?

[Rich]

But I love hearing a Will Thrill go ballistic about it.

[Covino]

Listen to this guy.

[Will Clark]

They got some sort of dance where they're doing a pelvic thrust or something like that. I'm like, what the is this, dude? You don't have the luxury of doing that kind of bull out there. It looks chicken.

[Hyundai Palisade Advertiser]

All right.

[Covino]

You know, go back, Go back.

[Will Clark]

High five each other. Nice job. We won one. Now let's keep it going. Let's keep the freaking train running. But the train has been off the tracks a little bit.

[Covino]

Oh, Wilcock not loving it.

[Rich]

He's basically saying Read the room. Whammy. He does go on to say there are 11 games under.500 free the room. Whammy. Whammy. So, you know, I love that because, you know, it does. It's a little tone deaf. You guys suck. You're 11 games under.500. I. I understand where Will Clark's coming from and you're, well, junk thrust.

[Covino]

I mean, celebration. We're gonna talk about at least be over 500 if we're gonna talk about read the room. Thrusting in a 6 nothing game or thrusting when you're 11 games under.500. Then I got to ask the question. Is it a read the room or stay the course? Do you guys want. You want these guys to be out of their zone or do you want it to be in the zone?

[Rich]

Dude, it's like a team playing slapass when they're losing in the dugout.

[Covino]

I will. It's funny you would say that because Mike Francesa, former Mike and the Mad Dog legend, you know, still does his thing.

[Rich]

Yeah, Mike Frances still wear a stethoscope like this?

[Covino]

Oh, he got all grumpy. He got grumpy about. He got grumpy about the Mets celebrating a home run. Take a listen of Mike Francesa here.

[Mike Francesa]

7 Nothing today. I'm flipping around, I'm going back and forth, and I just happened to catch the Simeon homer.

[Covino]

Simeon.

[Mike Francesa]

Nothing to do with the homer. But how ridiculous does it look? You're a team. That's awful. Offensively, you are as anemic as any team can be in the major leagues. You're admired. In another losing streak, you can't score. You're down seven nothing. You hit a solo homer, and in the dugout, you want to dress the guy up in a dumb hat. What's wrong with you?

[Covino]

That's so funny.

[Rich]

I agree with them.

[Covino]

Read the room, bro.

[Rich]

I don't wanna. Like, was it scream at the clouds like the old guy? I don't want to Simpsons guy yell people. Yell people to get off my lawn. But the old guys are right here. It's tone deaf. It doesn't match. It's weird.

[Covino]

Well, then, then let me ask you to wrap up this conversation of Read the room, bro. When a team is down. Now, you saw this in the super bowl last year. I think it was Stefan Diggs. Or, or you see this in the regular season as well. A team will be down by 21. Or it could be a blowout, first down or sack. And there's a guy being like, first down. It's like, dude, you're losing 24 to 3.

[Rich]

That reminds me of, like, the guy that hits a double and he does his stupid, like, thing. Meanwhile, you're down 13, nothing. It's like, it doesn't. It doesn't go with the vibe. So I get your question. Like, do you go the course? Do you stay consistent?

[Covino]

What are you supposed to do if you're losing? You're supposed to be like, oh, no more celebrations.

[Rich]

And you're trying to get people fired up and back into the game. I get it. And you're trying to give people a reason to cheer.

[Covino]

I know you're saying when you got

[Rich]

to be real selective on it.

[Covino]

When you score touchdown and you're down by more than 14 and you're doing the freaking dirty bird in the end zone, it looks ridiculous. I get it. But again, if you're a player, are you supposed to tone down your bibes, your vibes?

[Rich]

We get it, like, because we're not as old as Mike Franceso, but I can see how old. Hate this.

[Covino]

Well, you know, speaking of that, basketball players, what about in basketball when a team's down by 25, you hit a meaningless three and you're holding the hand up. Now, Brunson, he could hold his hand up all day. That nice left.

[Rich]

We give him a round of applause.

[Covino]

We give him the. The. What is that? That thing he does with the three that Soto imitated the other day?

[Rich]

I'll give him a hand clap. Yeah, Soto gave him the props the one time the Mets did score. Props to them. And, you know, speaking of tone deaf and read the room, bro. Yeah, I'm not saying we have a. I don't have a problem with it. I'm not thinking that deep about it, but a lot of people are saying it's pretty tone deaf for the US to be celebrating 250 years with a UFC fight in front of them.

[Covino]

That's a lot of. There's a lot of UFC fans.

[Rich]

UFC Freedom 250.

[Covino]

It's. It's like, not a stretch to say a lot of UFC fans, I would imagine. Lean, Donald Trump. So it makes sense. But I could see where some people would be like, read the room, bro. Like, maybe not have a. An octagon on the front lawn of the White House, but then again, this is one of those 50, 50. Some people love it, some people hate it. So relax there, Jackson Dart.

[Rich]

This isn't the celebration of 250 years. This is just a cool backdrop that the UFC is using. That's how I look at it.

[Covino]

It looks cool, but I could see where some people like really come. Now's the time to like.

[Rich]

This is how you want to portray the us, but that means you don't celebrate. Come on. I don't know. All right, so read the room. What are your thoughts? Hit us up at Covino and Rich at Fox Sports Radio. Hashtag over promised.

[Covino]

What do you think now before we get out of here, Every week we, we go over who might be ass. But this week it's not might, it's who's ass. And you know who might be ass. It's not even. Mike, take away the mic. The family that's responsible for killing Harambe. Ten years ago today in the Cincinnati

[Rich]

Zoo, three year old little kid walked into Harambe's dwellings. This was his house. He didn't ask for this house. He's just making the best of it. Yeah, eating bananas, chilling there, living his life. Little kid, little rotten kid gets in there and they kill this innocent gorilla. Now we joke about it, hogs out for Harambe and all that stuff. We made a song about it. But in reality it really is so sad what happened. So I blame the. The careless parents. And I understand you turn away one second, we're parents, we get it. Kids roam and run away. But my goodness, what a shame. They killed this beautiful beast because of your snot nosed little kid. And then of course.

[Covino]

Wait a minute, hold on. Yeah, the last time the Knicks were in the NBA Finals, Harambe was born 1999.

[Rich]

Yeah, it's insane. It all ties together.

[Covino]

All ties together. Yeah.

[Rich]

And he died 10 years ago this week. So we celebrate him.

[Covino]

Do it for Harambe, Nick.

[Rich]

So not only the. The family that allowed this to happen, right, the careless family, but the people that shot him down. Yeah, down.

[Covino]

The gorilla couldn't trickle. You had to kill him.

[Rich]

You had to kill Harambe, the majestic gorilla. Oh my God. So you know who's asked? Everybody involved with that story that happened 10 years ago.

[Covino]

Well, enjoy your tributes to Harambe. Enjoy your NBA finals when they kick. When they kick off tonight. Yeah, we'll see if OKC gets a done or the Spurs. Force of Game 7. And speaking of 1999, you must have loved that year. That was the year the Latino explosion.

[Rich]

Oh, bro, that was. I was living la vida loca.

[Covino]

Well, we'll see you guys later. Until then, Ariba Derchi, baby.

[Rich]

See you in the over promised land. What's up, cousin? I want a new phone. Have you seen any good deals? Everyone has free phones. But when I switched to T mobile, I got more value and so much more like streaming included and travel benefits.

[Covino]

And the best part, the price of your talk, text and data is guaranteed for five years.

[Tire Rack Advertiser]

Get more benefits and more value. AT T Mobile Family save and get a 5 year price guarantee. Switch now@t mobile.com Qualifying plan requires price guarantee on doc tax and theta exclusions like taxes and fees apply.

[Podcast Announcer]

See t mobile.com hey it's Ashanti Plummer from Futaround and find out coming out of the draft, it's been a special time for us here at Futaround. I want to thank everyone from the fans to the sponsors, especially geico. Not just for supporting az, but for showing up where it matters. Like the business of Women's Sports Summit. That kind of thing really moves the needle. And now that AZ's starting a new life in Dallas, we don't know what next season is going to bring. But we know that we're all on the same team and it's been amazing to feel the love and support. So keep showing up for our girl. Show up for each other. Thanks to GEICO and our listeners.

[Chase Business Advertiser]

When you own your own business, you own every decision.

[Covino]

Catch the red eye or take the

[The Hartford Insurance Advertiser]

6am Make a new hire or promote internally.

[Covino]

Celebrate a win with the toast at the gate or unwind at the lounge. Big props to this team.

[Chase Business Advertiser]

Some decisions are a win win like earning eight times points on Chase Travel, Chase Sapphire reserved for business, the business card that gives back all you put in. Visit chase.com ReserveBusiness to learn more. Cards issued by JP Morgan Chase bank any member FDIC subject to credit approval terms apply.

[Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Advertiser]

In a world in need of a hero, one man rises to the challenge in style. He is

[Will Clark]

just driving the kids to soccer practice.

[Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Advertiser]

Make every day feel epic in the all new Hyundai Palisade hybrid with up to an EPA estimated 619 miles of range on select trims, advanced tech and class leading interior space. Visit HyundaiUSA.com or call 562-314-4603 for more details.

[Rich]

And hey, come on, no cleats on the seats.

[Podcast Announcer]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.