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Sports Wars

Introducing: Reign of Error

Sports Wars

Wondery

Sports, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.53.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

James Dolan was born into immense privilege. He could have done anything with his life. But he chose the family business — a cable television empire that came to include ownership of the New York Knicks, one of the most beloved franchises on earth. What happened from there is a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. Dolan didn’t just lead the Knicks to disaster (and the worst record in the NBA in the 21st Century); he also built a laboratory of shame, dysfunction, and, well, unintentional hilarity.

Join host David Greene as he unpacks this trainwreck, over 5 riveting episodes, while chasing the answer to one elusive question: Why the hell won’t James Dolan just sell the team? From SmartLess Media, and Campside Media, Reign of Error is the series James Dolan doesn’t want you to hear.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You need to know about this great new podcast called Rain of Error, and the timing of this

0:05.4

mini-series could not be more perfect.

0:07.5

You know, when you look at the teams in the NBA playoffs, you'll see franchises with

0:11.2

terrific owners, owners who've made investments in players, coaches, and staff, and then,

0:16.6

there's James Dolan, owner of the New York Knicks, who has wildly mismanaged his team

0:21.2

for over two decades.

0:22.8

He's so despised that fans boo at the mere mention of his name in Madison Square Garden.

0:28.4

Dolan is a man born to immense privilege, and in Rain of Error, you'll learn how he went

0:32.9

from aspiring musician to the throne of one of the most beloved franchises in sports.

0:37.8

But his time at the top can only be described as a dumpster fire.

0:41.7

Rain of Error details how Dolan has become a lightning rod for criticism as he tries

0:46.1

to escape from the shadow of his billionaire father.

0:49.0

Dolan battles with his own players, fans, celebrities, politicians, the media, even girl

0:54.6

scouts, using everything from an army of lawyers to facial recognition technology to keep

0:59.5

enemies out of his venues.

1:00.8

You're about to hear a clip from Rain of Error.

1:03.6

While you're listening, follow Rain of Error wherever you get your podcasts, and hey

1:07.4

prime members, you can listen to Rain of Error ad-free on Amazon Music.

1:11.9

Download the Amazon Music app today.

1:21.5

There are plenty of good owners in professional sports and plenty more bad ones.

1:26.2

But most of them probably live in the grey area in between.

1:30.2

They want to win as much as we do, but it turns out running a team isn't as easy as it

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