ESPN Loves the Knicks, Scarlett Johansson and AI, Reporters Discover the T-Wolves, and the Media Acid Test

Bryan also dives into Netflix’s NFL deal

By Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker May 21, 2024, 7:00pm EDT

Hello, media consumers! David kicks off the show with a fun story for you (0:40). Then he and Bryan get into NBA playoff talk with the following:

How much does sports media know about Minnesota? (7:05)
Anthony Edwards’s and Karl-Anthony Towns’s reactions to being told they are supposed to lose (12:25)
Stephen A. Smith and ESPN’s love for the New York Knicks (15:01)

Later in the Notebook Dump, they discuss:

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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