Brian Koppelman

Yeah, we made, we made the finals.

We're not about to, we made the finals.

It's very exciting.

I didn't want to come on cause I don't want to, I don't want to jinx it.

I really just want to be the, uh, uh,

I'm here as just a, I'm such a fan.

Look, my first memory, because this is like you and your dad, you know, and you and your kids.

My very first memory is it a human being is being with my father who died three years ago, but being with my dad at the Knicks, I was turning five years old.

And that's literally the first memory I have is Madison Square Garden with my dad watching the Knicks.

That's how important this team is to me.

It's, it's,

In the fabric of my life, it's the best thing about sports and the worst thing is these connections we have to these teams and what they mean because of the memories we share with people.

These times get me corny and I can't help it because

I'm literally thinking of this guy named Bobby Angler who grew up across the street from me.

And he would wear Walt Frazier's number and I'd wear Earl Monroe's number.

And we'd play one-on-one all day and all night long as...

earl and clyde when we were little kids and like we still he's four years older than we still text each other when the knicks are in the playoffs like from when we were seven and he was you know 10 and i was seven he was turning 11. it's like it matters to my college friends who i went to games with some of whom i still am in touch with some of whom i don't talk to that much they're texting me um

not because I'm a special Knicks fan, but because we're all Knicks fans and care so much.

And so, yeah, I don't want to jinx anything.

I'm just so happy to be in the finals.