ADDICTED TO THE KNICKS - EMERGENCY KNICKS PODCAST WITH KEVIN MCENROE

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Timestamp Notes 00:00 Dave introduces the emergency Knicks episode with Kevin McEnroe and pitches the idea of Addicted to the Knicks / KA. 01:15 Kevin talks about being “hooked on the Knicks” before drugs and how Knicks fandom became one of the first things he truly lived and died by. 02:16 Kevin connects Knicks fandom to sobriety — rituals, obsession, hope, and learning to embrace that part of himself again. 03:00 Dave talks about the Dopey audience slowly becoming Knicks fans through his insanity. 03:25 Kevin describes NYC buzzing with Knicks energy — orange and blue, subway nods, camaraderie, “Let’s go Knicks.” 03:55 Dave connects the Knicks Finals to his own timeline: 27 years ago he was on heroin, now he’s 52 and sober. 04:25 Kevin talks about losing the ability to care during addiction and getting that childhood sports purity back in recovery. 04:50 Kevin tells his first Knicks memory: going to a game with his dad and brother in 1995. 06:00 Kevin recalls leaving early with his dad and hearing Reggie Miller score eight points in nine seconds from a cab. 07:15 Dave and Kevin talk Knicks superstition, merch rituals, and not wanting to jinx the team. 08:30 Dave remembers becoming a Knicks fan during the Pitino / Bomb Squad era with Trent Tucker, Mark Jackson, Gerald Wilkins, and Johnny Newman. 10:00 Kevin compares Knicks fandom to church, hope, fate, and something bigger than himself. 11:24 Dave tells the story of sneaking into Madison Square Garden during a Knicks/Bulls playoff game. 13:00 Dave tries multiple failed schemes to get into the Garden before finding an open door into the Paramount Theater. 14:20 A “greasy stoner kid” helps Dave and his friend sneak through the kitchen into MSG. 16:09 Dave says the Knicks didn’t win, but the experience became Knicks lore and a defining memory. 16:45 Kevin talks about missing the 1999 Knicks run because he was too strung out and disconnected. 17:45 Kevin says getting sober helped him care again — about the Knicks, family, writing, and life. 18:30 Kevin explains the Knicks watch party at MSG for the away Finals game in San Antonio. 19:15 Dave and Kevin talk about Knicks fans gathering like church, and how the team creates New York community. 20:05 Kevin reflects on the bad Knicks years, loving David Lee, Nate Robinson, Knicks Tape, Melo, JR Smith, Tyson Chandler, and Steve Novak. 21:00 Dave and Kevin talk about recovery giving people back “interest” — the ability to actually care about something. 22:00 Kevin explains how drugs stripped away interest, relationships, and the ability to care beyond getting well. 23:00 Kevin talks about becoming a raw version of yourself again in sobriety, like being twelve years old and loving the Knicks. 23:30 Kevin remembers Anthony Mason as his Knicks hero — tough, unafraid, New York carved into his head. 25:15 Dave talks about getting furious at NBA analysts picking San Antonio and how his daughter tells him to lower expectations. 26:00 Kevin says he likes when people pick against the Knicks because it gives them the underdog energy. 27:20 Dave decides this will go out as the full emergency Knicks episode. 28:00 Kevin previews Game 1 and says he believes the Knicks can win, maybe Knicks in six. 29:00 Dave and Kevin talk about Brunson, Wembanyama, KAT pulling Wemby out, and Mitchell Robinson concerns. 30:00 Dave worries about Mitchell Robinson and says he should be in a hyperbaric chamber. 31:20 Kevin talks about the Knicks team chemistry and how different this team feels from old Knicks teams built around one star. 32:00 Dave and Kevin talk Brunson, Mike Brown, trusting teammates, and the Knicks unlocking something special. 33:30 Kevin admits he was wrong about firing Tibbs and wrong about Karl-Anthony Towns. 35:00 Dave talks about Knicks fans at Katz’s, including people who abandoned the team for the Nets. 36:00 Dave says fans can come back, while Kevin says the people who never bailed get to feel something extra. 37:00 Dave says this moment feels as sweet as he always imagined. 38:00 Kevin talks about being in a daze, trying to stay in the moment, and embracing the joy of the Knicks making the Finals. 39:30 Dave and Kevin agree: if the Knicks lose, it will hurt — but if they win, they don’t know how they’ll deal with it. 40:00 Kevin plugs Serenity Side Down on Substack. 40:30 Dave invites non-Knicks fans onto the bandwagon and closes with Kevin: stay strong Dopey Nation and toodles for Chris.

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