Johnson on Taylor Swift interaction, Knicks’ historic comeback, Brunson’s legacy and more!
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Let's bring in the host of Inside the NBA on ESPN. Was courtside last night on the court postgame. There's one of our favorites, Ernie Johnson. How you doing, Ernie?
If I had a tail, it would be wagging. How you doing, Brian?
Do it very well. Before we get to the game itself, we saw you with Taylor.
I stole that line from somebody. You can feel free to steal it.
Okay, we will. I'll take it. We're always looking for material. We saw you with Taylor Swift last night. Did you secure your invitation to the wedding last night or what, Ernie?
I was asked that so many times by my kids and my grandkids. The answer is no, but this was one of those moments where it was, if I don't get a picture with her, my grandkids may never speak to me again and my daughters would never speak to me again. So yeah, and she was great.
What happened when Ernie Johnson bumped into Taylor Swift?
She was like, okay, yeah, sure, let's go. And so yeah, that was to keep all the kids back here at home happy.
Ernie, just the vibe in New York City. I mean, that fan base is just starving for this. The comeback last night. Can you just describe what it was all about and the mood in the building and the whole vibe? It just looks incredible.
It's like nothing I've ever seen. And look, I've been in this chair for 37 years, and this is our first time to the finals. That's been one of the great things this year is that that's part of the deal. They kept us together and put us on ESPN and ABC, and so we could continue to do the show as we've always done it. All that being said, first finals, It's been more than a half a century since the Knicks won a title. You got Victor Wimbinyama, this guy who's towering over the league, and that's your matchup. And so when you have all those ingredients going into it, you know it has to be special. It was great. I mean, they were excited. San Antonio, that was great the first two games, but New York... was ridiculous.
I mean, that game three before the game, that place was roaring 45 minutes before tip-off. And then when the Knicks took the floor, the place just shook. And last night, after being the quietest place in New York City, when these guys are just getting thumped, suddenly it starts to turn around. And then when it gets like within 15, you're saying, yeah, there's still plenty of time left. And then when it gets under 10, it's OK, it's a game. It is now, it's a game. And when Ananobi tipped that shot in, and then they couldn't convert on the inbounds play, the place, it was pandemonium. It was just, it was like one of those, not like a rush to court thing, but everybody was on the floor. Every celebrity you've ever seen was wandering around on the floor.
Fans are dancing in their seats. The place is rocking. And When you do what we do, you can't ask for a better setting to do that show and try to capture all that's going on there. So there you go. By the way, that is the longest answer in history, and I hope you had a clock on it.
You nailed it, though. You nailed it. Awesome. You know, being around that setting, and you've been around the game so long, is there a game or any type of situation that you could think would be a close second to that, or is this just far and gone, number one?
Man, you know, we were in the building when LeBron scored 25 in a row and 29 of the last 30 for the Cavs, a playoff night in Detroit. And that was pretty amazing. But to see a building like this just... embracing the moment and nobody wanting to leave. No. And the comeback, I mean, it's the biggest comeback in playoff history. Nobody's ever done that. And so it was special. And in my career... Look, I was at St. Andrews when Jack Nicklaus played his last round of a major championship at the British Open, and I was on the mic for that.
How did the Knicks create an electric comeback in Game 4?
And that setting was absolutely unique because along the 18th hole, there are just throngs of people as far as you can see, you know, watching the Golden Bear. I would put it, it was that kind of a special moment And so, yeah, you don't see it very often, and you just feel very fortunate when you get to be part of it.
Yeah, it was incredible.
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