The Knicks Gave NYC Hope Again. Don't Let Donald Trump Destroy It!

The Don Lemon Show

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4.3 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Don sits down with sports journalist Pablo Torre to break down why the New York Knicks’ playoff run has become more than basketball, it’s become therapy for New York City. 😭🏀 The Knicks finally gave the city something joyful, chaotic, and unifying to rally around… and now Donald Trump says he might show up to the Finals. Please. No. Can we have ONE thing without it turning into a political circus? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.0	Bloomberg follows the money, whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings.
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0:18.0	This is an apolitical rally that has been pent up for decades.
0:24.6	I mean, the story of the Knicks, I mean, Don, you live in New York, you know what it's like right now.
0:29.6	Like the weather is getting warm and the pheromones are out.
0:34.6	Flowers are blooming. People are horny and they've been pent up. And this is a reason
0:40.6	to meet and commiserate with your fellow man or woman on 7th Avenue. Pablo Torre is here. Pablo,
0:47.8	an American journalist podcaster and the host of the Pablo Torrey Finds Out podcast.
0:54.5	Pablo, thanks for joining us.
0:56.6	I want to show you this because this is what we all need right now.
1:00.7	Roll it, Andy.
1:02.1	USA!
1:03.4	USA!
1:04.4	USA!
1:05.4	USA!
1:06.4	Now, Pablo, that is not a Trump rally.
1:10.2	Yes, Tom. That is not a Trump rally.
1:12.1	That's not a political rally.
1:14.1	That's the Knicks winning the other night.
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