Hour 3: CP The Fanchise Joins as Knicks Fever Takes Over New York

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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CP The Fanchise joins Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber in studio as Knicks excitement reaches a new level ahead of the NBA Finals. The conversation captures the joy, anxiety, and belief surrounding a fan base that has waited decades for a moment like this. The guys discuss Mitchell Robinson’s injury, Mike Brown’s adjustments, Mikal Bridges proving his worth, and the looming matchup against either Oklahoma City or San Antonio. CP explains why the Knicks look like a true championship team, why this run feels different, and why New York is ready to explode if the Knicks finish the job.

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0:00.0	One of the few Nick fans I'm sort of happy for.
0:03.1	What do you have that means?
0:04.3	It means I hate most Nick fans, but this guy is like, okay. CP the franchise. So congratulations, CP. Yes, thank you, sir. I all you guys are you guys in orange and blue skies out here. Yeah. I mean, it is euphoric in the city. Can you feel it? Can you feel the energy right now? I can. Okay. He does, even though he doesn't want to admit it, CP.
0:21.8	And that's where I want to start today's show.
0:23.8	Yeah, what you got?
0:24.5	I want. Okay. He does, even though he doesn't want to admit his AP.
0:21.8	And that's where I want to start today's show.
0:23.9	Yeah, what you got? I want to start today's show. See, Barber's with us. Okay? He's with us. Where do you stand? You know, you talked about the Bobby Valentine disguise. You can't wear that to game one. Are you pulling up to the garden?
0:35.8	Are you with us?
0:36.4	You can't be on the fence.
0:37.4	I will be at Madison Square Garden for game three of the NBA finals,
0:40.4	a thousand percent.
0:41.2	Okay. What will I be doing? I'll be watching a basketball game. Will you be wearing the shirts that they put on the seat of towel? Will you be waving your way? No. The Brooklyn Gate can wait. Wait till the draft. Right. I'm going to be mad at you. It's not like to be going to hate you? What I will do, because I also went to game one of the Eastern Conference Finals, I picked a good one to go to, right? I will go there dressed in whatever, regular revving clothes, and I will politely watch a basketball game. I am not rooting for the Knicks. I never pretend that. I'm not going to outwardly scream and yell at you guys. But I'm a basketball lover and I will be in the building smelling the electricity of the first finals game in 27 years. I can't wait. I'm very excited. Will you be in the building that day? I will absolutely be in the building. What I'm saying is this is the time. See, the bandwagon is busted open. We can't control all the casuals that are coming in. So this is the time See the bandwagon is busted open We can't control all the casualties that are coming in
1:29.2	So this is the time for you to step in
1:31.7	Let me ask you a question
1:32.6	Yeah, because that's a great question
1:34.3	Can I step in and root?
1:36.2	Did you root for the Nets game seven against the bucks?
1:38.2	Absolutely not
1:38.9	So then why would you ask me to do the same?
1:43.9	No, no, no.
1:45.4	And by the way, I respect that.
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