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Knicks Lose on Ring Night, Join a Club of Two

From the BBN segment “Knicks raise their banner on ring night, then lose to the 76ers”, cut down to under a minute.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock · Published Wednesday, October 21 at 7:48 PM ET

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Transcript of the segment

What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: New York Post.

Hank LedgerThe Knicks raised a championship banner at Madison Square Garden for the first time in over half a century, the New York Post reports, and then lost to the 76ers, one hundred six to one hundred.
Vera BullockHank, this is the good news segment. Fifty-plus years of waiting, a packed Garden, a banner going up. I'm already emotional.
Hank LedgerThey lost, Vera.
Vera BullockThey shared a night with their fans.
Vera BullockAnd Yahoo Sports says they're the first home team to lose on ring night since the twenty twenty Lakers, so they're in a very exclusive group. Two members.
Hank LedgerThe Lakers played that one in an empty arena. The Knicks did theirs in front of everyone.
Vera BullockExactly. The Lakers lost in private. The Knicks lost with full audience participation.
Vera BullockBrunson even went for the win with a three-pointer in the last ten seconds. He just wanted the whole ceremony to feel like an event.
Hank LedgerIt was an airball. After he missed thirteen of his nineteen shots.
Vera BullockA bold airball, and Towns finished with nineteen points and twelve rebounds. Now smile, Hank. A little more warmth for the folks at home.
Hank LedgerThe banner is still hanging up there, Vera. Nobody took it down. They only took the game.

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