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Evan & Tiki

Trump, Mamdani, and the Knicks Finals Fever Taking Over New York

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber dive into the Knicks’ NBA Finals buzz and the unexpected political sideshow surrounding it, from Donald Trump’s possible Garden appearance to Mayor Mamdani’s surprisingly measured response. The conversation captures how Knicks fever has taken over New York and why this run feels bigger than basketball. The guys also revisit a year old debate about whether the Knicks’ 2025 Celtics series would stand the test of time after their painful loss to Indiana. With the Knicks now in the Finals, Evan, Tiki, and the crew reassess which Jalen Brunson era playoff series truly matter most and how this team’s rise has changed the way fans remember the journey.

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0:00.0

The big mistake that Governor Kathy Hokel made about the 1993 championship Knicks.

0:04.8

And obviously, President Trump also commented on how he's going to the guard.

0:08.8

And we talked about that as a report, that he was planning on going to game five in the Cleveland series.

0:13.7

But because the Knicks swept, he didn't go.

0:15.2

He confirmed that.

0:16.2

And that he is probably going to one of the NBA finals games because he was invited by, quote, James Dolan and many other people.

0:22.1

Possibly Mitchell Robinson. That is certainly on the table.

0:24.7

But Mayor Mamdani has now chimed in on Donald Trump and the New York Knicks and the NBA finals.

0:31.0

So ladies and gentlemen, and there is no better comic duo than Mayor Ma'am Dany and President Trump.

0:36.2

If I have one choice in life, those two should sit

0:39.3

next to each other court side to form the number 10. Ladies and gentlemen, here's the mayor of New York

0:44.5

City. If the president comes to watch the Knicks, I'll leave the president to watch the Knicks as he

0:51.3

wants to watch the Knicks. I'm not going to do any analysis of the president's fandom.

0:57.2

I will say that anyone who wants to come and watch the Knicks

1:01.5

and pray that Landry keeps making those threes

1:04.5

and we see Captain Clutch out there on the court,

1:07.0

I think everybody should be welcome there.

1:09.3

I can tell you that it feels like the thing that's on everybody's minds across the five boroughs.

1:14.5

And we're incredibly excited for, you know, we hope to run 1999 back with a different result.

1:23.4

You think he's a real fan?

1:25.4

I kind of get the sense he is.

1:26.6

Mom, Donnie?

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