Breen, the Mayor, Dolan and the Knicks Turn City Hall Into a Party | Evan & Tiki
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber take listeners through the championship ceremony at City Hall as the Knicks are introduced, the crowd erupts, and Mike Breen gives voice to a moment New York fans waited 53 years to experience. From the national anthem to the team’s arrival with the trophy, the celebration becomes a powerful mix of nostalgia, pride, and pure citywide joy.
The speeches bring the day to life, with Mayor Mamdani honoring generations of Knicks heartbreak, memorable franchise moments, and the resilience that carried this team to a title. Evan and Tiki react as city officials, James Dolan, Leon Rose, and Mike Brown address the crowd, celebrating the fans, the players, the organization, and a championship run that finally gave New York its long awaited parade.
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| 0:00.0 | We're live from City Hall. Let's throw it to Mike Breen. |
| 0:05.0 | And a group of young men who played for each other, sacrificed for each other, and showed the grit and toughness of a champion. |
| 0:13.0 | I know many of you Nick fans have waited a long time for a team and a season like this. |
| 0:20.0 | And many of you wondered if you'd ever look to see the day when it would happen. |
| 0:23.6 | But your dreams last Saturday became a reality. |
| 0:27.6 | And this team just completed one of the most historic runs in NBA playoff history. |
| 0:35.6 | 16 and 3, A 13 game winning |
| 0:39.2 | street. Nine consecutive |
| 0:41.0 | wins on the road. Two of the |
| 0:43.0 | greatest comebacks in the history |
| 0:45.0 | of the NBA. |
| 0:49.5 | And you Nick fans played |
| 0:51.3 | an enormous part of it. Your dedication, |
| 1:03.0 | your passion, and your loyalty through everything inspired this team to help them bring the first title in 53 years. So congratulations to you, the great Nick fan base. |
| 1:08.0 | And if you can take a look now with the screens on the side to watch this special video. |
| 1:16.6 | All right, well, they're showing a video with highlights from round one then beyond, but I'll set the stage for you. |
| 1:22.6 | Mike Breen is on the podium. He introduced the mayor and the mayor's wife shortly before that. |
| 1:26.6 | They got a nice hand. The mayor is wearing like a Nick jersey underneath his suit. Now, Tiki has a fashionista. How would you rate that? Yeah, it's not really that fashion forward. But it is Nick forward, and that's all that matters today. His wife, I'm assuming, that's his wife. Yeah, that's his wife. His wife has this really cool get-up. |
| 1:45.7 | It looks like a Nick's one-shoulder strapped design. It actually looks amazing. |
| 1:54.8 | So you're impressed with the mayor's wife's attire. The mayor, yeah, you can do better. |
| 1:59.1 | I don't know. Nick Jersey'sys with a jacket doesn't do it. |
| 2:02.3 | Yeah, it's a little awkward. I do see a number three, Nick Jersey. So is it- Is it Josh Harder? Is it Josh Stark? It's probably Starks. Actually, you know what? It's probably hard. How does he not wear the Shabah jersey? He's got to be wearing the chattah of jersey. |
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