And Jack, 19,500 fans here in New York City have yet to see Willis Reed at this hour of the evening.

That is very critical. We heard Red Holesman say he expected him to start.

We just had an announcement from the press row that Willis has just received 200 C.C. of Cortesone.

Now, I've had Cortesone myself, and I think we see Willis coming out.

There he comes right now.

6 feet 10 from Grambling.

The captain, the next, the most valuable player of the NBA.

It's a standing ovation at the new Madison Square Garden.

This is a 38 sellout crowd, and they have been reacting to their Knickerbockers the same way all season long.

And he has hit two in a row and they are beside themselves. Hey there, next fans.

How you doing?

It's your boy, John of the Macri with you for another episode of the Knicksville

podcast, recording at 8 o'clock on, see if I can keep track of my days on Tuesday night.

A sad day.

A sad day in Nixland for anyone, whether you are a 10-year-old Nix fan or, you know,

80-year-old Nix fan or anyone in between, you've probably heard of

the name Willis Reed.

And we lost him today at the age of 80.

And to talk a little bit about it, as those of you who have listened to me for a while,

know that I am old, but I'm not quite old enough to remember Mr. Reed.

The person I have on is, is not old, be very clear about that.

He's not, he's not old, but he's old enough to have a little bit of a recollection.

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