Episode Description
Emergency Episode: The New York Knicks Are World Champions
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming because the New York Knicks are the 2026 NBA World Champions, and the Carpool Guys could not let that go unmarked.
Jon, Asher, and Dave jump on for an emergency episode the morning after, and the energy is exactly what you'd expect. Asher has been a die-hard Knicks fan his entire life and is fully in his feelings. Dave, a self-described "Knicks fan since last week," brings the perspective of a Nets-Knicks-Nets-Nets fan who got swept up in the run despite himself. And Jon, a lifelong Timberwolves fan with zero skin in the game, brings the outsider's view of a city losing its mind in the best possible way.
The guys talk about the crossing guard who stopped them on the way to shul to share the news, the shul security guards who somehow always know the score before anyone else, the WhatsApp groups that have not stopped buzzing for a week, and the wild story of someone who rented a hotel in Seattle just in case Game 7 fell on Shabbos.
There's a real conversation about the Jalen Brunson story, why an underdog who was written off by everyone resonates so deeply, and what it means to say "we" when your team wins. Plus: a debate about New York sports rivalries, Dave's complicated Knicks-Nets history, a tribute to the Dallas Mavericks for the Luka and Brunson draft disaster, and a very memorable story involving Rebbe Hecht, a basketball hoop, and a coach bus.
Question of the Week from Asher: What are the top three sports moments you've ever watched live or experienced in real time?
Mazel Tov to Knicks Nation. And to Asher, Steven Mermelstein, and Meir Simcha specifically. Enjoy this one.
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⏱️ Chapters with Timestamps
0:25 — Welcome to an Emergency Episode: The Knicks Are Champions
1:22 — Asher Has Been a Knicks Fan "Since Last Week"
11:19 — Are the Knicks New York's Most Universal Team?
12:06 — The Brunson Underdog Story and Why It Resonates
13:43 — Izzy Calls It at Halftime: The Comeback Theory
15:45 — Why Years of Losing Make This Run Mean More
21:53 — Ranking New York Sports Rivalries
29:48 — Question of the Week: Top Three Sports Moments of Your Life
37:43 — "We Did It" vs. "They Did It": The Great Sports Fan Debate
38:36 — Closing: The Brunson Pose, a Logo Idea, and Mazel Tov to Knicks Nation
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