That ain't it.

But I was talking to a friend earlier that day and I was like, I was like, what's the deal with the SAR? Is he going to play tonight? And he was like, he was like, yeah, he's going to probably be able to to suit up.

And I was like, OK, well, did he get injured in the last game or has he been out? And my friend was like, oh, he got injured in the last gate.

So I'm like, okay, so he's going to come back.

And with ankle sprains, sometimes it's like this kind of thing where if it's not bad enough, you want to just work it back into shape.

And I think the Knicks got the benefit of him deciding that the best way to approach it is to kind of just keep or the medical staff or whoever to just keep playing through it so he just didn't have that pop like and he he felt the need to overcompensate on Brunson because he thought he was going to get beat so he just was very jumpy all night and and I and then he shot an air ball which is like he's not a great three-point shooter but it's like this is not who this kid is I'm sorry I had to bring up the air ball But like, it was part of why that game went off the rails for you is because you didn't have him as like a real slashing threat.

And like when you guys are cooking, especially so far this year, this dude's getting up and down the floor.

paranoia,

[laughs]

... and disappoint me.

And I just remember feeling like I was ret- r- like retreating into this little shell, like, like as, as the lead, the Cavs lead got bigger and bigger.

And I, and, and I've just, I've trained myself to deal with Knicks disappointment, where I'm telling myself, "Okay, it's, it's, th- th- there, there's no process of hope for me when the Knicks go down.

I'm just kind of like willing to let this moment go and die another day." So in my mind, I was like, "We'll stay.

We'll see.

I mean, anything's possible, I guess," but, like, maybe this is just finally the first time in the playoffs that they really get their m- you know, really get their asses beat and that just is what it is.

Yeah

So, Doug, you got to tell us what was your favorite moment of the playoffs? And when did you know that something special was happening?

Well, I think my favorite moment and when I knew something special was happening happened on the same night.

And that was the game.

The NCAA tournament when you guys won the NCAA tournament.

The NCAA tournament was actually super, super, super fun.

But it was game one, I think, against Cleveland.

The Knicks made this massive, massive comeback.

I kind of,

Number one, the fact that you got to perform in front of a crowd and, and with your favorite team, I mean, that's gotta be an amazing feeling.

Yeah.

I mean, every- everything related to being able to perform and be connected to the Knicks with my music and, and content performance, everything, has been special.

It's been exhausting, 'cause it's like, it's a big push, takes a lot of effort and it, it, and everything out there, uh, on the Wild West of the internet content world, you, you kind of have to make things happen on your own.

Like, it's not, there's nothing, nothing's gonna be really given to you.

You have to get out and ask and, and keep trying and keep tweaking and experimenting and failing and getting no...

I mean, like, if I could tell you the list of things that, like, I almost did that were g- that would've been really cool and it didn't work out, that's just, like, what this game is.

But as, as the team continues to evolve and as the fans follow, is there any way or are there any ways where you'd love to see Knicks fans from a community standpoint move into a broader direction?

What has it been like for you to have this ascension as your team is having this ascension, and what's it been like out on the streets? 'Cause I'm sure Knick fans are recognizing you everywhere you go.

go.Well, what's so beautiful about this fan base is that we share this dream, especially those of us who have suffered for such a long time, 20, 30 years waiting for the team to be this good.

So just to be able to provide that sort of an emotional point of connection with fans who have been in it as long as I have, who have lived and mostly died over the last 25-ish years with this team, it just means the world to me that we're all here together.

The fans that have, have kind of created a sub fan base, if you will, of the stuff that I'm doing, I'm very grateful to them and I just...

The opportunity to be creative and talk about my favorite team that I've just, you know, been so connected to for my entire life, it's, it's a huge honor and, and I'm just grateful to be here.

Be here.

How, how are you gonna get ready to watch the NBA finals tonight? How are you gonna watch the games this series? What are your little quirks? What are your, what's your routine leading up to tip-off?

Well, tonight I'll be at Brooklyn Bowl performing before the game, so I'll be, uh, my adrenaline will already be going full tilt.