Hour 1: How Impressive Was Knicks Title Run?

First Take

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🗓️ 15 June 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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First Take begins with Stephen A.'s victory lap. It's the happiest we've ever seen our champion. It was the best sports night of his life. He can't stop grinning ear to ear. He's waited 53 long years for this exact moment. Come hear all of the emotion ooze out of SAS as he rhapsodizes about the greatest title team in recent memory! How did a six foot oft injured point guard immediately place himself on the Knicks Mt Rushmore of athletes? We were told he couldn't be the best player on a championship team. Let's look at KAT's journey from supposed "soft" center, to defensive stud. OG, Mikal, Josh Hart played pivotal roles, cementing Leon Rose as the top wheelin' and dealin' president in the league! KNICKS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's over! It's over!
0:02.0	Nick fans, this is not a dream!
0:05.0	Your long, long wait has ended!
0:07.0	The necks are finally NBA champions once again.
0:11.0	Let's go do you!
0:15.0	We're going to be a You have to be
0:39.3	You have to be so exhausted from all your celebration
0:45.3	You have been so exhausted
0:48.3	Come on
0:49.3	Come on You got the hat You got the hat!
0:55.0	You got the hat!
0:56.0	It's on and everything.
0:58.0	Come on, Steven A.
1:00.0	Bastion it.
1:01.0	He looks exhausted.
1:02.0	He looks mentally exhausted.
1:04.0	I love everybody.
1:07.0	I just want to say that.
1:10.0	I just want to say to I just want to say to
1:12.6	oh New York feels a lot like this right now out of the streets
1:20.6	everyone's on like low battery but running off a few I think from the weekend
1:25.6	stephen a's got his championship hat on. What a weekend. How were the travels? How was the game? Well, the travels was nice. Here's the deal. This hat right here was given to me by the New York Knicks after the game. Everybody don't have this yet. You know what I'm saying? They came out of the locker when They gave this to me. I just want to say thank you. Listen, I wish it was me. Hell no, it wasn't. I didn't
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