Hour 3: Ian Begley Talks Knicks Injuries, Draymond’s Dig, and a Big Yankees Debut

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber dive into a loaded hour centered on the Knicks playoff push, with Ian Begley joining the show to break down the latest on OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson, and Joel Embiid. The conversation turns into a sharp and funny debate over reporting, sourcing, injury optimism, and whether the Knicks are managing the moment the right way. The hour also covers Mike Brown’s playoff adjustments, the feel of the Knicks locker room, Draymond Green’s comments about Knicks fans and Charles Barkley, and the growing buzz around Spencer Jones potentially making his Yankees debut. Plus, Evan weighs his Nets lottery hopes, the guys debate New York’s most anticipated rookie debuts, and a caller asks whether playoff basketball is worth risking the birth of his child.

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0:00.0	Joining us right now, Guy does a great job for SNY, covering the NBA all over the injury news around the New York Knicks as well.
0:07.0	The great Ian Begley. Ian, good to talk to you. How you been?
0:11.0	Gentlemen, I'm good. I'm good. How are you guys?
0:13.8	Fantastic. Let me start with this on Ogea Anobie. Obviously, your report is that this is not as bad as it could have been.
0:20.5	Would you be surprised if he's
0:22.6	actually playing tonight in game three for the next yeah i want to get to that evan but you know i'm a
0:28.3	big uh audisy app guy so i flipped on the app earlier and there was a big journalism discussion
0:35.8	going on that's what you two guys.
0:42.4	It's not like Woodward and Bernstein talking about sourcing for all the president's men.
0:44.7	And let's get into it, man. Let's get into the reporting because let me answer your question.
0:47.6	First, I would be surprised if he went tonight.
0:51.9	I would not be surprised if he went Sunday.
0:54.8	Okay.
0:55.2	That's what I predicted, Ian.
0:57.0	So my, for those that are just tuning in, and you can rewind on the Odyssey app, my contention
1:02.5	is that Ogeaninobe is very hurt and that the Knicks, rightfully so, want to put out there,
1:10.4	hey, he may go today, he may go tomorrow,
1:12.9	which I commend, that's what I would be doing.
1:14.6	In fact, we talked about that the other day with Joel Embed and Mitchell Robinson,
1:17.8	how I'd go even further.
1:18.9	I'd freaking have the guy on the bench, ready to go.
1:22.9	Am I wrong for suggesting something like that?
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