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TRB Sports: Erik on the Knicks' 2-0 Finals lead; can the Spurs come back?

The New York Knicks have taken a super-commanding 2-games-to-none lead in the 2026 NBA Finals, doing so by winning both games on San Antonio's home floor. No team in NBA history has ever come back from losing the first two games at home, but why might Erik think this series could be a different story? He breaks down the Spurs' chances to come back, how the Knicks have gotten themselves to the point of 13 (!!!) consecutive playoff victories, and explains a coaching mismatch playing out between Knicks' HC Mike Brown and Spurs HC Mitch Johnson. 0:00 Intro, State of the NBA Finals 2:36 Mike Brown outcoaching Mitch Johnson 10:05 San Antonio's chances to come back 14:52 Why the Knicks are up 2-0 with 13 straight playoff wins 21:34 Spurs X-Factors 27:28 Erik says the Spurs will win in 7

Full Show: Previewing the Knicks in the Finals, Love Island season premiere, Summer Flings (6/3/26)

Audio from June 3, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. It's NBA Finals Day! As the Knicks get set to tip off Game 1 in San Antonio vs the Spurs in their quest to end a 53-year title drought, Joshua, Kory, Meleny and Lay break down the series from statistical, gameplan and narrative perspectives. Joshua wrote on the TRB website about both Jalen Brunson and Victor Wembanyama's shared use of spite as motivation and fuel for their individual greatness. Also, New York is heating up, and with the new season of Love Island dropping, the crew debates the idea of a "summer fling" — are they for it or against it?

TRB Sports: Erik on the Spurs/Knicks NBA Finals and recent blockbuster NFL trades

RECORDED 6/2/26 — Erik welcomes you for another TRB Sports pod, where he discusses a crazy start to the month of June in the sports world. The Knicks and the Spurs meet in the NBA Finals; an NBA Finals that should be a classic. Who does Erik think will prevail? Additionally in the NFL, not only was AJ Brown finally traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New England Patriots (as was rumored all offseason), but the Cleveland Browns also dealt Myles Garrett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, to the Los Angeles Rams for a steep price. And OBJ is back in NYC.

News Report on Jaxson Dart/Abdul Carter, Kevin Hart defends roast, Trump/MSG | The War on Drake (5/27/26, Hour 2)

Audio from Hour 2 of May 27, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' , airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua issues the hoopla-filled News Report: this week covering the drama stirred up in the New York Giants' locker room, prompted by Jaxson Dart's participation in a recent Donald Trump rally and teammate Abdul Carter's public distaste for Dart's actions. Also, Kevin Hart defends racist jokes at his own Netflix roast, and will President Trump really attend a Finals game at Madison Square Garden? Later in the hour, Joshua has some fun with some Drake edits online, to the dismay of Drake fans Erik and Kory. To close the hour: the Sports Report, which dives deeper into the Knicks' incredible accomplishment of blitzing through the East on the way to their first NBA Finals in 27 years.

Knicks in the NBA Finals, NCC Class of '26 Valedictorian Ny Staley joins the show! (5/27/26, Hour 1)

Audio from Hour 1 of May 27, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew welcomes an old friend back to the show, as Ny makes her return to TRB, as they celebrate Ny's nod as the Valedictorian for this year's graduating class at Nassau Community College! That isn't all that they celebrated, as the Knicks swept through the Cavs in the East Finals to make it to the franchise's first NBA Finals since 1999. The group had a discussion about what this means for the city and what might happen in NYC should the Knicks close the deal and win the whole thing.