Newsday Sports' Steve Popper on historic Knicks championship + what's to come this summer (6/17/26, Hour 1)

Audio from June 17, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes longtime Newsday sports columnist Steve Popper back to TRB. The Knicks have won their first championship in 53 years, and the fans are getting set to party like it's 1973 — especially at the Canyon of Heroes ticker tape parade. Joshua and Steve chat about whether there is a historical precedent for the run the Knicks just went on, James Dolan's extremely recent comments about his unwillingness to go into the second apron, Mike Brown's success story, where Jalen Brunson now ranks among New York Sports greats, KAT's pending extension, and where OG Anunoby's legendary game-winning tip-in ranks among the greatest sports plays/moments in New York history.0:00 Knicks Finals highlight montage3:33 Steve Popper joins, recaps fresh James Dolan radio appearance8:07 Is there a precedent for the run NYK just went on?11:11 How Mike Brown found success with this group13:59 Jalen Brunson's leap into superstardom + rarefied air18:39 KAT's next NYK contract22:48 Has narrative now changed on James Dolan as an owner?27:46 Is OG Anunoby's tip-in the greatest New York sports moment ever?