Hour 4: Jaxson Dart's Trump Intro Sparks Giant Civil War Among Fans

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber analyze the fallout from Jaxson Dart introducing Donald Trump at a rally and how the moment impacts locker room dynamics. They explore the courtside seating controversy involving Fat Joe and Timothée Chalamet in Cleveland and evaluate Leon Rose's impact on the current Knicks roster construction. The conversation also touches on Western Conference playoff injuries and the intensity of New York sports rivalries. 01:50 - Jaxson Dart Controversy 05:30 - Locker Room Politics 13:02 - Knicks Championship Window 17:22 - Western Conference Injuries 24:13 - Knicks Courtside Drama 32:03 - Leon Rose Roster 43:26 - NY Sports Rivalries

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0:00.0	I'd say for a good 36 hours, maybe less, there was like a weird giant civil war,
0:07.7	because Jackson Dart dared to introduce President Donald Trump out of rally, I think in New Jersey.
0:13.9	And when I find humorous about the whole thing is everyone's opinions are so predictable.
0:18.5	That's what I love about it.
0:19.8	Like, you know what people are going to say and who they're going to blame and who they're mad at. And I find that incredibly humorous. But for those that don't know, Jackson Dart introduced the president at a rally. So do I. And then Abdul Carter went on social media and wasn't thrilled with it by saying, I think this is AI, what are we doing?
0:39.6	Oh, I thought it was AI.
0:40.6	I thought it was AI. What are we doing? Giant fans based on their political leanings fought with each other. So we had like a real Americana moment on Memorial Day weekend. as we sit here today Tiki Barber, A, as someone who's been in a locker
0:54.5	room, B, as someone with an opinion, what's your thoughts on everything that went down between
0:58.9	Donald Trump, Jackson Dart, Abdul Carter, and everyone's reaction. I mean, this is just a symptom
1:04.0	of where our country is. And it's a, it is sports talk radio on steroids, the political world that we live in. And there is no
1:15.7	discourse. There isn't, there isn't a lot of, I see your side of the story. It's my way or no way.
1:23.4	My side, your side. It's, it's bipolar. It's, it's frustrating, to be honest with you, because that's not how it used to be.
1:30.3	I remember when I was playing, I met both sides of the political aisle.
1:36.3	I met President Bush, as I told you about.
1:39.3	My ex-wife used to dress Bill Clinton, and it just felt like it wasn't as big of a deal as it is now.
1:46.4	It's a spectator sport, the political arena.
1:49.8	And when someone steps into it, you immediately become hated for your opinion one way or
1:55.2	the other.
1:55.8	And it, and it's, it's unfortunate because that's not what politics is supposed to be.
1:59.7	It's not supposed to be, you know, a zero-sum game.
2:03.9	And I think it's typical of why our country is in the state that it is right now.
2:08.8	Is there any issue in the locker room?
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