Knicks Special: How All of America Was Rooting for New York
About this episode
Kavitha Davidson recaps the Knicks' NBA championship win and explores the likability of the team.
The Knicks won the NBA championship for the first time since 1973, and so Kavitha Davidson threw out our production schedule. In this special episode, she recaps her chaotic week: attending games, doing live broadcast commentary for New York Post Sports, flying to LA on no sleep, and surviving two straight months of playoff emotions. But beyond the exhaustion and euphoria, she makes a bigger point — this Knicks team is genuinely, uncommonly likable. From the trolling chemistry between Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, who have a podcast together, to players who aren't afraid to be vulnerable, speak up, and show up for each other on and off the court. Kavitha breaks down why this group of men made not just New York, but the whole country, want to root for them. Recorded the day before the ticker-tape parade, and yes, she's already planning to sleep for a month. Host: Kavitha A. Davison | Producer: Paroma Chakravarty I Executive Producer: Saadia Khan | Fact Checking and Research: Paroma Chakravarty I Sound Designer & Editor: Paroma Chakravarty I Sportly Theme Music: Simon Hutchinson | Other Music: Epidemic Sound | Cover Art Graphic Designer: Sarah DiMichele Please share the love and…
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