Hour 1: Knicks End Title Drought, USMNT’s Promising World Cup Opener, plus ESPN’s Mike Breen

The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN

Sports

4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Knicks fan Rich basks in Jalen Brunson leading New York to its first NBA championship since 1973 ESPN’s Mike Breen tells Rich what it was like to witness the Knicks-Spurs series courtside from the announcers’ chair, what the NBA title win means for the city of New York, past players, and more. Rich and the guys react to Team USA’s rout of Paraguay in their World Cup opener and what it could foretell about how far the USMNT’s could advance in the knockout rounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.3	This is the Rich Eisen Show.
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