Has a player ever been granted three free throws after switching hands to fire a one-handed three pointer…while using the other hand to ward off the defender whose arms were straight up…all while landing safely with enough momentum to backpedal to the backcourt? Wrong call.
Today is special to me as I return to the Knicks radio booth. Thanks to family, friends and colleagues from MSG/NBA for your continued love and support. Without further ado, can’t wait to join rockstar
@McNuttMonica
today at 12:30. Speak to you then!
@ESPNNY98_7FM
@MSGNetworks
Brooklyn born.
Westchester HS star.
Undersized. Went through two massive growth spurts.
Barely got a sniff from D1 schools.
Led A10 school to 29 win season.
National Player of the Year.
Worked for absolutely everything.
For one night at least, this one feels right.
#Knicks
On the call with the now 2x Hall of Famer! Coming up with Clyde on
@MSGNetworks
@KnicksMSGN
#Knicks
begin seven game trip in James Harden’s home debut in Philadelphia
Final game. Right to the final seconds. And now one last flight home from Miami into the early AM hours of May 13. The
#Knicks
gave us a special ride. Thanks to all who joined us on our
@ESPNNY98_7FM
radio journey. To our listeners. To so many incredible teammates. I’m grateful.
Butler out. Randle and Brunson in.
A pivotal Game 2 from MSG!
On the call with
@alanhahn
from the Marty Glickman Radio Booth on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
.
@DanGraca
follows with the postgame. Join us!!
Snapped this photo after leaving our radio booth March 11 in Atlanta. Thanks for listening to our
#Knicks
broadcasts this season. Looking forward to watching the action from Orlando...and being back together in an arena one day, when the time is right.
@MSGNetworks
@ESPNNY98_7FM
Kudos to Mitchell Robinson - 13 points and 14 rebounds. That’s now five double-doubles in the six games out of the All Star Break. His two offensive boards in the 2nd OT were massive.
Great to broadcast a
#Knicks
win last night, especially over Miami! On a personal level, it was a thrill to be on the TV call courtside a few seats down from fellow
@IthacaCollege
grad
@EReidMiamiHeat
. One of the NBA’s best announcers and a terrific colleague to so many of us.
Ask anyone who knows him: John Wallace has our back like he did Charlie Ward’s in 1997.
Back in Miami. It’s Game 3. Join us for the radio call after the pregame with
@patokeefe12
on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
!
Rockets head coach Stephen Silas was a
#Knicks
ballboy in high school in the early '90s (while his father Paul was an assistant):
"I used to wipe the floor, Patrick would sweat so much."
Cheers to the maestro and virtuoso!
Congrats to Clyde on entering the
@Hoophall
again as recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award last night in Connecticut. A wonderful night to celebrate him for our
@MSGNetworks
@KnicksMSGN
family
Thrilled to be part of
@usopen
radio and World Feed TV coverage again this year! The incredible efforts, precautions and creativity of the
@usta
are on full display.
Dusted off the booth (courtesy of
@MetsBooth
)...and ready to go!
#Knicks
and Sixers in this most unique home opener. Coming up with Brendan Brown on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
The glue. Thibs never throws his players under the bus. Sets expectations and meets them. Shoulders responsibility for the organization. Keeps the ship afloat, in New York no less. And seems to truly love his guys.
"We have a great team and I'm fortunate to be coaching them."
Coach Tom Thibodeau shares how he takes pride in coaching the
@nyknicks
after advancing to the East Semis 🗣️
#NBAPlayoffs
presented by Google Pixel
A salute to Harry Robinson, who begins his 50th season as statistician on
#Knicks
broadcasts! Harry’s first year was the 1970-71 season when he worked alongside the late, great Bob Wolff.
@MSGNetworks
A few observations from a PxP guy:
1. Will have to use "knocks it down" sparingly now with the
#Knicks
2. "DeVincenzo to Antetokounmpo" is a lot of syllables.
Tom Thibodeau stresses high percentage shots - 3’s, drives to the rim and free throws
Last night the
#Knicks
attempted 94 shots:
- 34 3’s
- 59 shots in the paint
- 1 from midrange - a Deuce McBride 14 footer in the final minute of the 3rd Quarter
They went 17 of 18 at the line
There was a time in the 90s when the bottom of every
#Knicks
home box score in the newspaper read the same:
A - 19,763
It will be one-tenth of that tonight...
It will feel like so much more.
Welcome back NYK fans.
That’s a wrap for the
#Knicks
. Thanks to everyone for listening this season. It was an absolute joy to be alongside Brendan and work with our
@ESPNNY98_7FM
@MSGNetworks
crew. Here’s to next year.
#GoNY
In the immediate aftermath, this feels disappointing. But the fear, in a draft that’s not supposed to be deep, was the
#Knicks
missing out on Barrett/Morant. They won’t now.
#NBADraftLottery
Ask any announcer: you never forget the coaches you worked with early in your career. Bobby Gonzalez and Barry Rohrssen were those guys for me. 6 years with
@GoJaspers
- safe to say Gonzo and Slice were larger than life in my 🌎. Still are. Snapped this one after Game 4. 🙏🏀🎙️
It’s what we all live for - players, coaches, fans, announcers.
Game 1 of the
#Knicks
’ 44th
@NBA
playoff journey. Join John Wallace and me from Cleveland following
@patokeefe12
and the pregame.
@nyknicks
and Cavs on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
!
Golden Anniversary Night at MSG! Honoring the ‘72-73
@nyknicks
fifty years later. We’ll hear from Clyde on the pregame show. Then it’s the
#Knicks
vs New Orleans alongside
@wallyball
on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
after
@DanGraca
and the pregame.
When Jim O’Connell was in the building - from MSG to Rose Hill to Draddy - every game felt bigger. Then you realized what a kind, nice, funny and humble man he was. Condolences to his entire family. Take it easy OC.
Willis Reed embodied all of what makes the
@nyknicks
special. Grace. Leadership. Success. He championed MSG’s greatest moment. And had my father’s generation hooked. All while being universally beloved by his teammates. What a basketball life. RIP
Clyde & Breen ... 25 years and counting as the voices of the
@nyknicks
on
@MSGNetworks
🐐🐐🎙️🎙️
Huge congrats on a tremendous milestone! The anniversary celebration continues through tonight's game.
Congrats to Mike Breen on joining the ultimate club in Springfield. So kind, so meticulous. An amazing announcer, inspiration, teammate and friend. Hall of Fame, in every way.
#Knicks
Opening night!
I usually sketch out a few pregame bullet points for when we sign on each broadcast. Found this card from March 11th in Atlanta...safe to say, it’s a privilege to be back on the air 287 days later.
Talk to you at 7pm with Brendan on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
Luka Doncic has four triple-doubles this year, including one against the
#Knicks
last week. The last player to post a T-D at MSG? Dennis Smith Jr., in his final game as a Maverick on January 30th - 13 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds.
Has to be so surreal for CT native and former
#Knicks
assistant Tom Thibodeau to lead his team tonight at MSG as HC of the NYK:
"It's such an honor and privilege to play in this building."
Sign of the times…
Tonight, Kyrie Irving plays his first game at MSG since February 1st, 2019 - Celtics at Knicks
Kevin Durant plays at the Garden, with fans in the stands, for the first time since October 26, 2018 - Warriors at Knicks
Tonight was as riveting a
#Knicks
game as I’ve called. As was Miami. As was the earlier OT game in Boston…
You get the point. The pieces complement each other so well and it’s been a joy to witness every night.
I’ve never been more nervous for a broadcast than the 2003
#Cortaca
game on
@WICB
(thanks for nothing Ryan DeCamp). It felt like our ‘Super Bowl’ then and now. Cheers to both schools for bringing so many alums together tomorrow at MetLife, go
@BomberSports
!
Bumper to bumper leaving MSG never felt so good!
58 minutes of exhausting, exhilarating hoops. Not perfect…but
#Knicks
are 1-0. And welcome to NYC, Mr. Fournier!
Very sad day. RIP Ed Ingles -- it was always a thrill to cover a Manhattan-Iona game, knowing it meant spending time with Ed. A legend who was incredibly warm and kind to everyone he came across.
One side note on the Kings -- their starting lineup is a
@NBA
play-by-play announcer's dream.
Fox, Hield, Barnes, Bagley and Holmes.
Five guys. Six syllables!
Looking ahead, the
#Knicks
will face Cleveland for 4th time in the playoffs:
1978 - 2-0 NYK
1995 - 3-1 NYK
1996 - 3-0 NYK
@nyknicks
were the 5th seed in ‘96…closed out the sweep in Game 3 at MSG behind 22 points from John Starks
The
#Knicks
shipped Marcus Morris to the Clippers just over a year ago for the 27th pick in the Draft.
It became the 23rd pick...then the 25th...and finally, Immanuel Quickley.
NYK and LAC coming up in a Sunday matinee at 1 on
@ESPNNY98_7FM
Billy Garrett was packed and ready to return home to Chicago after
@wcknicks
season ended. He received a call from Craig Robinson the night before his flight, saying the
#Knicks
needed him to stay the rest of the year. He could make his NBA debut tonight.