I learned as much about basketball from John Andariese’s commentary on MSG Network as from anyone. A memorable moment from around 2003 with Johnny Hoops, who would have loved this Knicks run. 🏀

Happy birthday (June 14), Steffi Graf. The only player, male or female, to complete the Golden Slam, winning all four majors and Olympic gold in the same calendar year (1988). Graf won 22 major singles titles, the women’s Open Era record until Serena surpassed her with 23. Her 377 weeks at No. 1 remain the most by any player, male or female. Graf also finished as year-end No. 1 a record eight times and remains the only player to win each major at least four times. She retired in 1999 at age 30, just weeks after winning the French Open and finishing runner-up at Wimbledon. PS. As a U.S. Open ball person during the ’90s, I can confirm she was kind to everyone, even when the cameras weren’t rolling. 🎾

CBS launched Jackie Gleason into the stratosphere with The Honeymooners, but WPIX helped keep Ralph Kramden alive as a uniquely New York character for generations of viewers who never saw the original run. All of which is to say that on this day in 1948, the legendary local Channel 11, WPIX, first signed on the air. And here’s a photo of NYC’s most famous bus driver. Photo taken circa 1955.

CBS Radio's Ed Bradley interviews Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, and Mike Riordan after the Knicks defeat the Lakers in Game 7 to win the 1970 NBA Championship #AlwaysKnicks 📸 : George Kalinsky

The Spurs leading for so much of the series reminds me of Roger Federer pointing out that he won 80% of his matches while winning only 54% of the points he played. The Knicks won because they were more clutch than the Spurs. 🏀

Not a huge fan of his music, but I’ve never accused Bob Dylan of not dropping knowledge.

Happy Birthday to my favorite broadcaster! @LenBermanSports I am celebrating all the joy and kindness he brought me and countless others. 🎂🎁🎈🎤

Picture Perfect 🏆

As a Knicks fan, I want them to finish this tonight in 5. As a basketball fan, I’d love to see a Game 6 at MSG on Tuesday. Must avoid a Game 7. 🏀

Aswath Damodaran, known for decades as the “Dean of Valuation,” just said on CNBC that SpaceX’s claim of a $27 trillion addressable AI market stretches the bounds of plausibility. It’ll be interesting to see how this all shakes out.

This is enjoyable. Any sighting of Charlie Ward, even as Frankie, is worth my time.

Today in 1965, The Supremes became the first act to score five consecutive No. 1 hits when “Back in My Arms Again” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The four that came before it: -Where Did Our Love Go -Baby Love -Come See About Me -Stop! In the Name of Love

The last 5 minutes of the Knicks’ unreal comeback with nothing but the sounds of Madison Square Garden

If the Knicks win the title (knock on wood), everyone will remember they were on the verge of heading back to San Antonio with all the momentum shifting to the Spurs. Then this happened.

Over just four years between 1968 and 1972 John Fogerty wrote, among other songs: Proud Mary Born on the Bayou Bad Moon Rising Green River Lodi Down on the Corner Fortunate Son Travelin’ Band Who’ll Stop the Rain Up Around the Bend Run Through the Jungle Lookin’ Out My Back Door Have You Ever Seen the Rain Tomorrow, he receives the Johnny Mercer Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s highest honor. Well deserved. 🎸 hollywoodreporter.com/music/…

By 1961, many thought Judy Garland’s best days were behind her. Then came her Carnegie Hall concert, a performance often called the greatest night in show business history. The resulting live album spent 13 weeks at No. 1 and made Garland the first woman to win the Grammy for Album of the Year. A comeback for the ages. Happy birthday, Judy Garland, born on this day in 1922. 🎶