New York Knicks

The hosts are discussing the team's playoff run and jokingly advising players to avoid distractions.

“Snitch... I don't even want you guys at Carbone, Torrisi. I don't want you at Four Charles. I don't even want you eating red meat for the next month. If you see any Knicks out of the house, you gotta call 311. Yep.”

The hosts express their support for the team during their championship run.

“I don't think they got it. Anyway, shout out to Knicks, man, and we, we got your back. We're here, and the whole city is coming together. So whatever you guys need, we got you.”

The hosts discuss the team's playoff success and the superstitious fear of jinxing them.

“He walk up to Jeff and, you know, "Talk about that Brazilian bitch who knocked this guy over here, Bob Kraft. Bob Kraft took me to Israel, bro." Like-I mean, it's kinda like how you guys are with the Knicks, you know? Like, people shit on 'em, you guys get all…”

The hosts express support and 'good vibes' for the team.

“Just good vibes for the Knicks, guys. Just good vibes for the Knicks.”

Mentioned as part of the video content available to subscribers within the platform.

“We're almost at about 13 million subscribers. So I feel like we are on a very confident path to get to 15. This is where games becomes really interesting because you might come in for Wordle or the mini crossword, and then you might find yourself watching last…”

Discussed as a high-value business destination for LeBron James.

“Be- that's, we ain't talking this basketball. We know you wouldn't have to give up the assets. You could join the team without them having to give up any of their personnel. And oh, by the way, you in a New York Knicks uniform, associated with the New York Kni…”

The team Stephen A. Smith supports and wants to see aggressively pursue star talent like Giannis.

“No, no, no, no, no, no. What I'm saying, what I'm saying to you is I'm not running from it. I would give up damn near anything for Giannis in New York City. A- and I love me some Karl-Anthony Towns, and I'm very proud at how Mikal Bridges has resurrected himse…”

They are discussed as a team that played against the Celtics and a potential destination for Giannis.

“out on a opportunity to get Giannis. You have to think, though, is this where Giannis wants to be? So if you trade him, you have to make sure you t- trade and sign him. We don't know if Giannis wants to be in Boston. He, uh, he's buying houses and looking at h…”

Kendrick Perkins expresses frustration as a fan of the team.

“I'm the Knicks. You know me”

Mentioned by Stephen A. Smith as a destination for LeBron James.

“All I'm saying is I'm going to the Knicks”

The hosts are excited about the team's playoff run and potential to win the series.

“Ugh, we got the Knicks.”

Discussed as a team with a massive fanbase and a long championship drought that would make a title win culturally significant.

“I think the Knicks winning the championship... Oh, this is gonna get cut out in a social media video. I, I'm fine with it. I think the Knicks winning the championship is the biggest thing left in any sport, other than the Bills, Vikings, or Detroit Lions winni…”

The team is considered to have its best chance at reaching the finals since 1994.

“... the Knicks, this is, I mean, this is easily, easily their best chance to make the finals since 1994, I think. This is-”

Set to face the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals with home-court advantage.

“... the, the Spurs and Thunder, we're gonna talk about, uh, where this, this matchup ranks for us, but we'll start with, uh, Cavs-Pistons. So wrote down great win for Cleveland and, and Donovan Mitchell fans and supporters. Decent win for James Harden truthers…”

Evaluated as a team preparing for potential playoff opponents.

“First place MVP votes. Yeah. So I have a lot of Knicks fans in my life. I know you have even more. And they've been asking me for two weeks, who, who do I wanna play? Do I wanna play the Cavs or the Pistons? And my answer, at least for the last week, is you're…”

Mentioned as a team the speakers are following in the playoffs.

“All right. So we have, we have Knicks and we have Spur- We- I have the Spurs, you have OKC.”

Mentioned as a playoff opponent for Cleveland and a team currently in a strong position.

“So who are the other Hail Mary teams, then? I guess you could say if Cleveland gets annihilated by the Knicks, maybe they're in that zone, but-”

Discussed as having a large fan base and high expectations for the current playoffs.

“Hey, listen, lots of teams haven't won. Indiana, get back there after the Haliburton coming so close, and Haliburton going down. Like, that would be another one. But, um, I just think the Knicks have the, they have so many fans. And some, but I, you and I, I m…”

Highlighted as a team with a significant championship window that faces high stakes in their current series.

“... where they, they were able to get lucky with the, Mobley being there and being able to draft him, and then the Jarrett Allen trade, you're basically getting him for nothing. Um, and then, you know, Garland initially turned him into Harden. But this is thei…”

Mentioned as a potential high-rating matchup against the Spurs.

“The Spurs-Knicks series is sitting right there. This is your biggest r- rating series since 2016. Wemby versus the Knicks.”

The Pistons had success against them, but the team lacked the secondary scoring to advance further.

“Well, whatever. So they kinda punted on that, and we talked about it. And we said, "Hey, they, you know, it's a marathon, not a sprint." They're using the Sam Presti logic of let's try to build, and we're, we'll pounce when we pounce. I don't know. If you have…”

The team performed well and defeated the Sixers in the series.

“It's just the Knicks.”

The team is described as rolling and playing their best basketball, with the hosts considering them a threat to win the NBA championship.

“... uh, Meems, congratulations. Incredible sweep. That was an absolute destruction of the Philadelphia 76ers. You walked into their trap. You took over their trap, to quote Kirk Cousins. Uh, it was so lou- it was so loud. I had the game on, and, you know, the,…”

The team that defeated the 76ers in the playoffs.

“You guys were 100% correct. Right, like, from the, from the second that the, uh, [sneezes] Celtics lost and we were celebrating the Philadelphia Super Bowl, you guys just under your breath immediately were like, "We're gonna kick the dog shit out of this team.…”

The team that defeated the 76ers in the playoffs.

“Which cannot be true because the Knicks did win four games. The Sixers did win zero games.”

Discussed as a potential high-ratings participant in the NBA Finals.

“Would you say that the best case scenario for the finals is Spurs Knicks?”

The team that defeated the Sixers, with fans dominating the arena atmosphere.

“... there can't be 70% Knicks fans in the building and you say-”

Discussed as looking unstoppable and potentially winning the NBA Finals.

“But it is, it is Zach and Memes, it's exciting for them that, that it's, they look like the best team in the NBA. They look unstoppable.”

The team's fans were noted for taking over the Philadelphia arena during the playoffs.

“Are you referencing the fact that Knicks fans kinda took over Philly's building?”

Described as one of the hottest teams in the NBA, though facing a long layoff before their next series.

“I mean, you can make the argument either way. They are hot, maybe the hottest team in the NBA right now. So like, typically when you're doing that-”

Discussed as a potential landing spot for LeBron James.

“I, I wouldn't mind him going to the Knicks, no disrespect to the Knicks. But, like, I like it being the three stops. So if you're not gonna play for the Lakers, man, take it back, take it back home, bro. Close it at home.”

The hosts discuss the Knicks' chances in the upcoming series against the Cavaliers.

“I agree with Zach's statement. Uh, never in my lifetime though have the playoffs started in the Eastern Conference Final for the Knicks or like any team I've ever rooted for, so I'm just excited to watch them play.”

The hosts discussed their potential performance in the current NBA landscape.

“So I was talking... I was actually s- hanging out, we were talking about it earlier. I think we just need to come to grips, and we haven't seen the Knicks play in what feels like forever.”

The team is currently on a seven-game winning streak and showing dominant playoff performance.

“Nobody, nobody still knows what happened with that. Um, can we talk about the Knicks quick? They've won, uh, three, seven straight games. Some of it can be attributed to using Towns and, and running more stuff through him, and some of the passing, which has be…”

Noted as being a profitable team to bet on recently.

“... Friday night. The Knicks have been profitable as well, House.”

Praised for their dominant performance in sweeping the 76ers.

“Well, yeah, I wanna be as respectful as possible, but, like, this, um, version of, of Celtics fandom, you guys are fucking delusional. You weren't good enough. You, you didn't have the talent. Og Anunoby, whose name I'll never get right, and Karl-Anthony Towns…”

Discussed as a favorable betting option for the NBA title.

“I think I would say just odds-wise, Knicks.”

Praised for their ambition and strong celebrity fan base.

“[laughs] I love what you're doing, but it's, it's not comparable. I mean, this Knicks team has legit ambition-”

Praised for their high level of play and confidence during the playoffs.

“Yeah, I do. I think the Knicks are, have, like, that, they got something going on, like, this massive confidence-”

The team where Julius Randle previously played and was well-regarded by the fanbase.

“Yeah. That's brutal. Absol- he just, three points. He could not, he just could not get it going, and I don't know if it's just, like, you know, he can't bully ball his way through that Spurs front line with Wemby out there. Um, I, you know, Randle's always bee…”

Mentioned for their success in dominating the 76ers' arena during the playoffs.

“Like, come on. He doesn't have to wear that many suits. He doesn't go to that many things. Um, Bob Myers is not gonna do this job himself. He's going to hire somebody. Um, that we don't have any sense of what direction they're going just shows you how hasty an…”

The potential next opponent for the Pistons in the playoffs.

“But that's the thing. He should've just, like, yeah, dude, he should just be jumping over them. My God. Um, g- great, you know, bounce back performance from him tonight. Uh, 15 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks. He was fantastic. Paul Reid off the bench again …”

Mentioned in the context of games where fans chanted for the team to be sold.

“Yeah, exactly. [laughs] I mean, every, every game during the Knicks, uh, during those two games, games three and four, all you, you heard "sell the team" multiple times. So-”

The team that defeated the 76ers in the second round of the playoffs.

“Yeah, but like, but I... We may have to bring in Cliff for this one, 'cause I'm, I'm gonna end up pissing him off. But like, it really wasn't, um, like some egregious list of, of miscues hereAnd only a week before they got smoked by the Knicks, they were being…”

Used as an analogy for tracking wins and losses in a competitive environment.

“my king, Xi. Xi, you're my king. You're my friend. We're friend. Don't do that." Right? Some of the original tacos Trump always chickens out, we saw with China when Donald Trump thought, "Ooh, we're gonna be so strong." No, you're going to China now looking li…”

Professional basketball players Chace Crawford socialized with during his time in New York.

“A little bit, yeah, and Knicks players, and, like, it was kind of like you're kind of making friends-”

Mentioned regarding the potential championship implications of the Karl-Anthony Towns trade.

“Th- that, that Minnesota, that trade for Karl-Anthony Towns, if Karl-Anthony Towns lead the Knicks, helped lead the Knicks and win the championship, it could go down as one of the worst trades in NBA history.”