David Remnick

That's how it works?

Well, we had a Knicks cover the week before, and I swear to God, Tony, there were lines around a block.

There's a magazine store in the village somewhere called...

cafe or coffee or something and there was a line around the block and we they ran out of new yorkers and they were taking people's address and phone numbers so they could get it this is how desperate new yorkers are for a title in the nba wow spike lee wants a title before he dies and i feel the same way

And so do 10 million New Yorkers.

Sure.

It's Jalen Brunson looming over.

You know, and it kind of, he's got an expression that he, you know, usually has after he's scored a huge three-pointer, you know, just absolute jubilation.

And then below him is a row of Knicks of, you know, times past, from Charles Oakley, Dave DeBuscher, Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, the whole gang.

And, you know, it is a lucky and special thing to be in a city that's on a,

potential championship run.

There's nothing like it.

And especially, you know, I don't think it's any secret to you, Tony, that we're living in a time of kind of crappy news at best from day to day.

And to have this diversion that's full of joy and suspense and all good things and even memory is just wonderful.

And I'm sure the same thing is happening in San Antonio.

How far back do you go with the Knicks?

I remember very distinctly listening to Game 7, and I mean listening to Game 7, Knicks, Lakers, Will Chamberlain, Willis-Reed, final game in May of 70.

And

It wasn't on TV for all kinds of stupid contractual reasons.

So I listened to it.