The Knicks and The City, with Chris Herring & Jonathan Fishner

About this episode

Chris Herring and Jonathan Fishner discuss the Knicks' journey to the 2026 NBA Finals and the cultural significance of basketball in New York.

Chris Herring and Jonathan Fishner joined the show to discuss the Knicks and their run to the 2026 NBA Finals, New York as a basketball city, echoes of the '90s Knicks in this team, this Knicks-Spurs finals matchup, and more. Herring is an NBA reporter and author of the book "Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks," and Fishner is a former Knicks writer and lifelong New Yorker and Knicks fan.

People in this episode

Host: Max Politics

Guests: Chris Herring, Jonathan Fishner

Topics covered

• Knicks
• NBA Finals
• New York basketball
• 1990s Knicks
• sports culture

Keywords

• Knicks
• NBA
• Chris Herring
• Jonathan Fishner
• basketball
• New York
• 1990s
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knicks, Spurs

Books & works: Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

Places: New York

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