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Blake and guest Ashtyn Butuso discuss recent sports events including the NBA championship, Wimbledon, and the World Cup.

Nature is healing. And by nature, we mean New York. The Knicks secured their first NBA championship in more than half a century, marking the city's fourth major sports title since 2023. Offball writer and Flagrant Magazine co-founder, Ashtyn Butuso, joins Blake to chat about witnessing the magic firsthand in Manhattan. Plus, some of our favorite post-game content from players. In this episode, we also cover: The Carolina Hurricanes winning the Stanley Cup over the Vegas Golden Knights The great Nike vs. Adidas debate – and which team we’re on When we can expect Serena and Venus Williams to make their doubles return How Vozinha, a 40-year-old goalie, and Pico Lopes smashed on defense in Cabo Verde’s match against Spain Why everyone’s obsessed with Japanese fans at the World Cup Send Its + bonus links: Nike football ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyZ1WIua_1s Adidas commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJY53qhJe0 Toy Story challenge: https://www.instagram.com/p/DZf5mYRTS0a/ Brooklyn Beckham gets in on the joke: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZnNFoEuZzw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Taylor feeds Travis, airplane style…

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