NBA Vet Randy Livingston Talks Knicks Growth and Jordan's Bulls | The Carton Show with Chris McMonigle
WFAN Daily
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🗓️ 20 April 2026
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Randy Livingston joins the program to break down the chemistry between Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns during the Knicks' playoff push. He reflects on his career playing alongside Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley while sharing personal insights into his recovery from gambling addiction. They also discuss the NBA GOAT debate and his wild recruiting experience with Rick Pitino.
01:50 - Knicks Hawks Recap
05:25 - Brunson Superstar Rise
08:45 - Coaching Staff Changes
12:15 - NBA GOAT Debate
17:40 - Recruiting Story Secrets
21:10 - Knicks Title Chances
24:50 - Rockets Legend Memories
28:15 - Gambling Recovery Story
36:05 - Living In Australia
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| 0:00.0 | Carton show, Big Mac, great to have you here. |
| 0:07.3 | Nickerbockers take care of business. |
| 0:10.0 | Beat the Atlanta Hawks, quite handling the second half, by the way. |
| 0:13.0 | Two-point game in half time was five. |
| 0:15.8 | Obviously, Atlanta hits that big three at the buzzer in the first half. |
| 0:18.7 | So we go into the break up by two. And then all of a sudden the two-man game, a lot of pick and rolls. Really good work between Brunson and Carl Anthony Towns. And that was the thing that everybody was waiting to see. What's Jalen Brunson going to do with Carl Anthony Towns? Can they play the two-man game together? Blah, blah, blah. And despite all the disrespect they were getting from the national media, |
| 0:41.1 | I told you Atlanta was not a threat, Big Mac. |
| 0:43.5 | Yeah, you did. |
| 0:44.1 | I told you this. |
| 0:44.9 | You don't need headphones. |
| 0:46.2 | Happy to have in studio with us now. |
| 0:48.6 | 11-year NBA veteran, |
| 0:51.5 | one of, I think maybe the only one, |
| 0:53.6 | certainly at the time he did it, back-to-back high school |
| 0:56.6 | players of the year in this country, went to LSU, played for a bunch of NBA teams, and |
| 1:03.0 | now he's a dear friend of mine. |
| 1:04.1 | Mr. Randy Livingston, everybody. |
| 1:05.8 | Randy, good to see you, pal. |
| 1:06.8 | How are you? |
| 1:07.5 | I'm doing great. |
| 1:08.3 | Thanks for having you. |
| 1:09.1 | You look more handsome on radio than TV. |
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