Knicks Fans Chant “We Want Boston” as MSG Starts Dreaming Big

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The Knicks are one win away from advancing, but Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber are already sounding the alarm on one dangerous trend around Madison Square Garden. After fans broke into “We Want Boston” chants following another dominant playoff win, the guys debate whether New York is falling into a classic sports jinx while also discussing Josh Hart’s injury scare and the growing confidence surrounding this Knicks team. Evan and Tiki also dive into the atmosphere at MSG, including whether the crowd actually lived up to the hype and the star packed celebrity scene courtside. Plus, the conversation shifts to the Yankees as they discuss the future of the franchise, why young stars like Ben Rice and Jasson Domínguez matter so much, and why big market teams approach long term contracts differently than smaller franchises.

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0:00.0	All right, two quick things about the Knicks.
0:01.7	We'll get back to your phone calls.
0:03.0	888808101.
0:04.6	Plus, we'll have a cheese off between Michael K and Sean Morash. Number one, Josh Hart. Josh Hart went down last night with what looked like a back issue, and he went to the locker room, never came back, never came back in the game. It's easy to not bring him back in the game because the game turned into a blowout. Right. So keep an eye on the Josh Hart back issue.
0:20.7	He has been very important in this series.
0:22.6	He's been, important in this series.
0:22.6	He's been, I think, awesome defensively.
0:25.3	So not that the Knicks can't win this series without him,
0:28.7	and they should still win game six without him,
0:30.9	but that is an injury of note, not even concern.
0:34.4	Of note.
0:35.4	I agree.
0:36.0	Keep an eye on Josh Hart.
0:37.3	Number two, this was chanted outside of Madison Square Garden last night after the Knicks beat the Hawks.
0:47.3	We want Boston.
0:51.2	Did you hear who they're saying they want?
0:53.4	We want Boston. Boston. Can't do that. That's a jinx. I thought they were saying, we want Brunson. I was like, what? You already have Brunskinson. I know. That's why I was questioning it. They are falling victim to the We Want Boston curse. Philly did it. My team did it years ago. You can't do the We want chant. In fact, it's so mocked now that Celtic fans were chanting we want Boston to mock the Sixer fans for chanting we want Boston. We get it. You want Boston. I mean, you'd probably prefer Philly, but we want Boston. And it would be a hell of a series. Some argue it's the real Eastern Conference finals. But you can't chant it. It's like a dirty word that leads to bad stuff. Remember when Yankee fans were chanting, we want Houston, and then they got swept by the Astros and the ALCS? Yeah. Like, I'm not big on the jinxes, but I think from here on out, we have to be careful with the we want chance. They never work. Stay here and now. I know it's hard to do because we want to look forward into the future and be there already. Stay here. Stay in the now. And also, don't do we want. It feels like any time that chant happens. It's also stupid. Which part? About wanting them? Yeah, we want, it's just dumb.
2:01.6	We want Boston is what Diana Rossini says when she has a game assignment.
2:05.6	Wow.
2:07.4	That's a line right there.
2:09.9	Oh, Sean, too soon.
2:12.0	How about we want to win this series?
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