Craig Carton & Knicks Legend Gerald Wilkins GO OFF on MJ vs LeBron Debate… and It Gets HEATED! | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 12 June 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Things got WILD on WFAN as Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle welcomed Knicks legend Gerald Wilkins to the studio! Gerald reflected on his Knicks career, Patrick Ewing, Pat Riley, Michael Jordan, and the current Knicks' championship run before the conversation exploded into an all-time GOAT debate.
Wilkins passionately argued for LeBron James, while Carton defended Michael Jordan, leading to a hilarious and heated back-and-forth that every basketball fan needs to hear. Plus, Gerald shares incredible stories about MJ's aura, putting Jordan's picture on his bathroom mirror, and why today's Knicks have destiny on their side.
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| 0:00.0 | The old thief song, much like the old Knicks, getting together like a mob meeting in Brooklyn, |
| 0:09.8 | talking about how the old days were better than the new days. |
| 0:13.4 | But when it comes to the Knicks, we're about to change that narrative. |
| 0:17.3 | We're about to remind people that while the 1970s were fantastic, |
| 0:21.4 | and we went to three finals and won two championships. |
| 0:25.2 | In 2006, a new era of champions will emerge, whether it's Saturday night or Tuesday night |
| 0:33.3 | or God forbid next Friday night. |
| 0:54.4 | Let's hope it's not next Friday night. There you go. That would be scary. I've not got an answer about the parade yet. I'm trying to put that out there with you. And I understand why. I don't know why, but Tuesday jumps out of me because I don't know they don't typically do it Monday. They give like a day into the week. My thought would be if they win tomorrow night, it's Tuesday night. Well, you win Saturday. You might even stay in San Antonio, come back Sunday, based on how late the game is going to go. But either way, Monday is all about, you know, going to go on Good Morning America. obviously we'll have every nick here on this show because of our relationship with the garden and the Knicks, etc. |
| 1:15.0 | And then I think Tuesday gives everybody a chance to prepare. |
| 1:18.3 | You don't forget, you know, that falls on the sanitation folks. |
| 1:23.1 | That's on them, right? |
| 1:24.7 | And I know, just to give you a little insight, and you may even |
| 1:27.8 | and I like hearing this, there's a company in Brooklyn right now that is making and |
| 1:34.4 | packaging in huge garbage bags the ticker tape. |
| 1:38.9 | A bakery? |
| 1:40.0 | No. |
| 1:40.5 | A company. |
| 1:41.0 | A company. |
| 1:41.8 | I don't waste a thing. |
| 1:42.1 | There's a company in Brooklyn right now. |
| 1:44.0 | Okay. And they have a contract with the city. Yeah, yeah, yeah.. A company. I don't waste that. There's a company in Brooklyn right now. |
| 1:52.3 | Okay. |
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