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a low -grade soccer fever, and Donald

Trump's reflecting pool is in trouble.
And not because RFK Jr. keeps swimming

it. So let's get into the headlines.

Let's get right into the top story of
the day. There's mounting pressure on

Federal Reserve to keep interest rates
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How about those news?

at the Mecca.

This morning, the Knicks mounted the
greatest comeback in NBA Finals history.

And watch parties around New York
breaking out into bedlam.

Many fans erupting even in the sky.

It was amazing.

Although those passengers shouldn't
celebrate too hard. Wemby could swat you

of the sky.

Oh my God, winning in the final moments
after being 29 points behind?

Was it just a win for the Knicks? It was
a win for all of us who like to put

things off until the last minute.

I know it looks like I'm not going to do
my taxes, but just wait until I've got

two seconds left on the clock.

It all just goes to show you never, ever
give up on your dreams.

Unless your dreams are to beat the
Knicks in the finals, because that shit

happening.

were that excited, the guy who actually
won the game must have been losing his

damn mind.

You just hit the game -winning shot in
an NBA Finals game in front of your home

crowd. How did that feel?

It feels cool. I mean, everyone's pretty
excited.

I'm excited, too.

I mean, I really wanted to be a dancer,
but, you know, basketball's cool, too.

But let's move on to our top story,
because the good vibes just keep on

the Iran war is almost over.

Breaking news from the White House,
where President Trump has just called

his threat to bomb Iran tonight.

He, quote, understands that the Supreme
Leader of Iran has approved of a deal to

end the war with Iran.

The trade will officially open as soon
as we sign, which could be soon, very

soon, maybe over the weekend.

In Europe, I won't be able to be there.

you just invented.

What could you have going on that's more
important than ending a war?

Donald Trump will ring in his 80th
birthday with a UFC cage match on the

House lawn.

Well, yes.

No, no, no.

It makes sense, okay? Because peace in
the Middle East is one thing, but a UFC

fight is obviously more important, you
know? It's like how Franklin Roosevelt

missed the end of World War II to be at
WrestleMania.

Regardless of whether Donald Trump is
there or not, the U .S. and Iran have

reached a deal.

Iran says they have not reached any sort
of deal.

Okay, maybe the war will keep going on
for a while. But listen, don't worry.

Trump is going to win this war. It's
guaranteed. He's up like 29 points.

And if you're worried, in the meantime,
about gas prices, relax, because Trump

announced an amazing surprise.

Under pressure from rising gas prices,
the president also touted what he said

was a secret U .S. effort to guide oil
through the Strait of Hormuz.

We've been taking out millions of
barrels of oil.

Nobody knows it. You know who doesn't
know about it? Iran, until right now.

Oh, damn!

How do you like them apples, Iran? Trump
has been sneaking out millions of

barrels of oil from the Strait, and you
never knew about it because it was never

reported. The effort has been previously
reported about.

Okay. Well, the New York Times reported
it, but Iran doesn't read the Times.

They just subscribe to play Connections.
Okay.

Maybe Iran knows, but Trump says we took
out 100 million barrels last month.

That's got to be, what, like a year's
worth of oil?

The president this week said the
military has helped move 100 million

oil, which is about one day's worth of
global oil consumption.

One day?

You're bragging about taking a month to
steal one day of oil?

It's like doing a full body shower for a
date and then showing up and he's a

drummer.

I understand why Trump is feeling
celebratory. This weekend is his

and he made it to 80 with a little help.

According to the Washington Post, Trump
saw 22 medical specialists at his most

recent checkup, the most ever by a
sitting president.

No wonder. I can't get a doctor's
appointment. Half the medical profession

busy duct taping together the world's
healthiest man.

Although, to be fair, 22 specialists is
not that many. You know, it's just your

standard cardiologist, urologist,
neurologist, internal poopologist, Dr.

Pepper, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman,
gynecologist for his neck, and of

stripper dressed like a doctor who says,
your test results are back and they're

bad.

No, but seriously, you have high
cholesterol.

But yes, Trump is turning 80 and no need
to get him a gift. He already has the

thing that he wants most.

The reflecting pool's finished. Filled
with water.

Looks beautiful.

Everybody's looking at that reflecting
pool. They can't believe it. But it's

really beautiful. It's something for you
to see. It's incredible.

Yes, yes. It's so incredible. Sure,
maybe Donald Trump can't fight a war or

a war or steal any oil or get a checkup
without seeing two dozen doctors. But

the man can keep a pool crystal clear.

Algae has been spotted inside the newly
renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting

pool.

Now even Trump's pool needs 22
specialists.

You do not want the pool to turn green.
Otherwise, John Fetterman might confuse

it for the swamp he grew up in.

A lot of Fetterman fans in the audience.
Okay.

But look, this is tough because Trump
wanted the pool to be a symbol of his

accomplishments as president. And now
it's just a revolting mess of foul

So, yeah, that seems about right.

sports rules.

For a full recap of the biggest stories
in the world of jocks and straps, we

turn to Sports War.

Get ready for battle. It's time for
Sports War.

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Yo, what's up?

I'm Ron and Chad. And I'm Michael Kopp.
So this is Sports War, the show where we

are legally not allowed to agree with
each other. So if I say this is the most

exciting Stanley Cup of all time, and I
say you clearly haven't seen my

bedazzled Stanley Cup, you should see
your face, Ronnie. Jelly much?

No, you have a very sad life.

Now, before we get into our first story,
I just want to say that even though

we're in New York, as professional
sports analysts, we must remain neutral

all else. So let's start things off by
saying Nick!

Suck his dick!

By now!

Suck his dick! By now!

We've all seen the shot heard around the
world, but I bet you haven't heard it

in nine different languages.

I lied to my daughter about her
performance and death of a salesman.

Loman was shit, honey. Why can't you be
more like O .G. and Inobi?

New York needs to properly honor this
man. We have to replace the Statue of

Liberty with the statue of O .G. and
Inobi. Switch the torch for a

and it's basically the same pose. Who's
with me, huh?

Come on, Costa.

You don't celebrate a man like that with
a statue.

You honor him by putting him above the
law.

Yorker he wants for school.

Also, Timothee Chalamet is OG's new
manservant.

That's right. You do whatever that man
tells you, Timmy, and I mean anything.

Anything!

Which brings us to our bang, bang,
better than night. Is OG and an OB the

Jesus? Brought to you by gambling.
Gambling. You can't spell God without

Moving on from the New York Knicks to
the New York... Thanks, bitches!

Last night was filled with joy and
celebration.

And it wasn't just from Long Island
scumbags coming, going nuts inside the

garden. The improbable outcome, leaving
courtside celebs like Jerry Seinfeld

mouthing, I can't. Mariska Hargaday,
just jumping up and down, going crazy.

Taylor Swift, dancing with the crowd.
Timothee Chalamet threw his shirt off.

was incredible.

Hey, Timmy, put your shirt back on.

You don't undress unless OG Anobi tells
you you can.

Right?

And hey.

Hey. Taylor Swift, you might as well
cancel your wedding at MSG because

no way your marriage will top what you
felt last night.

Ronnie. Ronnie, I'm going to have to
shake that awful take off.

These celebrities should be ashamed.
Just because they're famous doesn't mean

they can take away seats from the hard
-working billionaires of this city.

Seriously, what the hell is Detective
Benson doing at the game?

I guess we're just letting pedophiles
run rampant in the city tonight?

Costa, you're just jealous because you
weren't even famous enough to get into a

watch party.

Courtside celebrities is what makes
basketball in New York so exciting. The

closest thing San Antonio has to a star
is that cactus that looks like

Questlove.

I guess it's true what they say.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including
the biggest collapse in NBA Finals

history.

Which brings us to our Celeb Best Tea,
Better Than Ice. Which of San Antonio's

biggest celebrities will be courtside
for Game 5?

Brought to you by gambling.

Gambling. You can walk perfectly fine
with four toes.

Now it's time for our sports war
halftime report. Let's go live to Grace

Kuhlensmith.

Hey, boys. Wow.

New York is buzzing. And it's all
because today is the first official day

World Cup.

Get that shit out of here. Shut the fuck
up. Who gives a fuck about soccer?

That was close.

Oh, man.

Yeah, that was almost not about the
Knicks.

Which brings us to the other most
important thing happening in sports in

York. The New York Knicks.

And this week, New York isn't just
bleeding blue and orange. It's eating

too. Nick's fever has taken over the
city. These are the Nick's bagels. I've

Nick's cupcake.

They have these rainbow cookies.

The BEC Brunson egg and cheese.

Carl Anthony Towns strawberry shortcake.
Jalen Brunson rigatoni with spicy vodka

and burrata.

That's right, this city has blue and
orange fever.

Finally, there's a disease Costa doesn't
have to have an uncomfortable

conversation with his wife about.

But I have to admit, this food does look
disgusting.

I don't want my bagel looking like I had
a three -way with Gothfield and a

member of the Blue Man Group, all right?

Seriously, I love the Knicks, but is it
worth shitting blue and orange for the

rest of your life for?

Yes.

A thousand times yes.

I'm just finally excited to have a
reason for it.

I've seen 12 doctors and still not a
clue. The point is... I will eat

it takes for the Knicks to win. The
Brunson egg and cheese. The cat

shortcake. Mecal Caesar salad.

Jose avocado toast.

OG's ass.

It's worth the Josh heart attack and the
explosive Mohammed Diwaria. Let's

go, Knicks!

Diwaria!

Shut up, Costa. You're from Detroit.

Which brings us to our Balbonic Better
Than Night. How long until Michael Kosta

dies of Nick's fever? Brought to you by
gambling.

Gambling. My mayor's Muslim. My bagels
are gambling.

My gambling is gambling.

Gambling and gambling.

Well, look, that's all the time we have
for Sports World. Join us next week when

we discuss whether we care about the
World Cup. I say no. Well, I say no,

You're supposed to disagree with me. No,
you're supposed to disagree with me.

What the hell are you doing?

Shut up.

legendary tennis champions who put
women's sports on the map.

They share their stories in the new
Netflix documentary, Chris and Martina,

final set.

As time went on, we started practicing
with one another, and after that, I

played doubles with her.

Well, Bill, we knew that Christy and
Martina were going to be a good team,

we quite frankly couldn't expect to have
such an easy 6 -1 opening set.

It was interesting when they first
started playing doubles together to see

they started to have to deal with each
other. They both have strength in

different areas, which can really make a
huge positive difference.

Please welcome Chris Evert and Martina
Navratilova!

have you here.

And we dressed, I think, in the same
closet. Well, we planned it. We planned

I think you wear it better. I'm going to
be totally honest.

Should I show you my closet?

Oh, sure. Yeah. Hey, anytime.

Anytime. Okay. You, oh my gosh. The two
of you defined women's tennis for nearly

two decades, not just as champions, but
as generational greats, as fierce

rivals.

What At what moment did you two decide
that you actually really like each

Was it love at first sight?

I think 2000. No, I'm just kidding.

We liked each other from the beginning.

We always liked each other. I mean,
yeah. We always liked each other. You

we liked each other. We always liked
each other. Yeah. I mean, that wasn't

problem. In the beginning, you showed us
playing doubles. And, you know, I was

playing doubles with her. And I was
practicing with her. And I was eating

with her. And we were doing press
conferences together. And we were just

together all the time.

And then she started beating me.

Big problem. Same on you. I broke up the
doubles partnership.

You know, and, you know, everyone's
like, God, you know, I go, no, no, no. I

didn't break up the friendship.

I broke up the doubles partnership
because I felt like she was knowing my

little bit too much. And I was getting
emotional because I never like to play

friends or people I care about. Right.

So, I mean. She dumped me.

How did that make you feel? Well, it was
hard, but sometimes.

We had no help. We had no, you know,
psychologists back then. We had to

it out by ourselves.

So, you know, I cried for about three
months.

Oh, you did not. I'm kidding. I'm
kidding.

Oh,

did you really rub it in?

We had a good time playing together, and
we won. And then I was like, oh, who am

I going to play with? So anyhow, it was
fun while it lasted.

The documentary is so beautiful. It's a
beautiful story of your rivalry that

became a deep friendship.

And, you know, I think so often society
pits women against one another when

really we're each other's strongest
allies.

What was that like in those scenes when
you were sitting together re -watching

your matches, now watching back with a
different perspective?

You know, for me, emotionally, I had to
go back to that time, which was in the

70s and 80s, which was a long time ago,
obviously.

But I really had to remember how I was
feeling, what was going on in my life,

what my mindset was at the time.

When we were playing back then...

It was pretty intense.

We always had intense matches because we
were either number one or number two.

And we were always trying to beat each
other and get to the top.

But, I mean... But it's funny because
Chris was so much more mental. I was

physical, right? So even watching the
match, Chris is like, oh, what was I

feeling? What was I thinking? And I'm
like, I should have hit that down the

line, you know?

Yeah, we were... She was...

You were thinking about the game, the
physicalities and the strokes and the

making. And I was thinking more like,
you know, I really should have been a

little bit smarter in that point. And I
was thinking psychologically what I

should have been doing differently in my
game. But this is what's so

interesting, the fact that you think so
differently and you're different players

in those ways. And that's why you played
so well together when you did, when you

played doubles. You kind of complemented
one another. Well, doubles is good for

that. You know, she did some things
better, I did some things better.

You're a pretty good double team.

But I think that's what made the rivalry
so interesting.

I mean, most of you aren't old enough to
have known that rivalry.

I see some gray hairs over there.

They are, actually.

Who are they?

The contrast in style.

You know, we're so different. She came
from a communist country. I came from

land of freedom.

And she was a servant volleyer. I was a
baseliner. She was emotional. I was cool

and calm.

And, you know, we're so different that
we brought our own. This is serious. We

brought our own set of fans.

Right. To the plate. And I think it
created more eyeballs, you know,

our matches, coming to the matches and
watching on TV.

It did. Now, Chris, you started, you
came onto the scene and took the world

tennis by storm at 16 years old, which I
can't even imagine reaching that level

of success so early on in your life.

that couldn't have been easy.

What would you go back and tell yourself
if you could at 16 years old?

Oh, you know, and Martina touched upon
it. You know, when you become famous,

when you're young and you haven't
developed your character, you haven't

developed principles, you haven't
developed a personality yet, you're not

mature, it doesn't lend itself to really
a normal upbringing or a healthy

upbringing because people at 16 were
telling me, patting me on the back,

me how great I was. And everybody's
saying what you want to hear. Everyone

to be your friend. And that's not
reality at all.

So it...

It took me a long time to figure that
out, to not feel that I was special.

I was just like everybody else, but it
makes you feel like you're special.

you are. You are special. But so are
you, and so are you, and so are you, and

are you.

Martina, at 18, you defected from
communist Czechoslovakia to come to

America to become the world's greatest
tennis player.

And in doing so, you had to make the
hard decision to leave your family.

How did you even cope with that at that
time? Well, I think when you're 18, I

was almost 19, you just figure things
are going to work out. I think if I had

been like in Soviet Union where, you
know, they would send the whole family

the gulag, I wouldn't have done it
because I would have been too terrified

would happen to my family. But I knew
Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia and

was different.

And my parents did suffer. My sister
then couldn't get into the school she

wanted to go to. She's six years
younger.

But overall, they were going to be OK.

And I was able to send them money and
help them out that way. But it was the

one. my ticket i could not go back and
my parents couldn't get out my sister

couldn't get out so it was four years
before my mom again when she came to

wimbledon and five years before my
sister and my dad so that was pretty

because if i went back they would never
let me out again so that was not a

possibility right to be but you know
when you're 19 it's like ah it's gonna

okay but she knew and it was but i great
if i had to do it now there's no way i

could yeah right

I want to talk about the role that the
media played because you touched on this

a little bit. They really played up the
rivalry between the two of you and

played up the drama.

And, of course, because of that and
because of how talented the two of you

what great players you were, it put a
lot of eyeballs on women's tennis and

it what it is today.

But that couldn't have been easy to deal
with that kind of scrutiny from the

media. What was that like at the time?

It was tough because, I mean, it's tough
enough to play each other. We're like

gladiators out there. It's an individual
sport.

So you're going for each other's
throats, you know. But thankfully

in between.

But, I mean. And the journalists were
trying to pit Martina against me. And

were goading us, really, to try to say
something negative about the other one.

Because they wanted that controversy.
They wanted that drama.

They wanted that headline.

And we figured it out. And we had a
meeting.

martina and i had a meeting and said
let's talk about this you know i didn't

that what was today you know what was in
the papers today and and i i didn't say

it that way and i didn't say and they're
trying to do this so we we oh we had to

talk with them i mean we go in the press
conference and say you know don't try

to put words in our mouth okay martina
and i are rivals but we're friendly and

so zip it

But we figured it out. We had no media
training or anything like that.

We just want you to be honest. Then you
tell him the truth. Oh, my God.

That didn't work out so well.

So anyway, so we had to figure it out
ourselves.

That was so smart for the two of you to
get together and check in with one

another. But they tried so much to pit
us against each other.

And there was enough competition
already. It didn't need to be anything

But they would never do that with the
guys. So again, it was kind of a sexist.

Isn't that interesting?

They would never do that. Go figure.

So fascinating. I think that's maybe the
only time that that's ever happened in

history.

Ever.

It's so rare to have a friend in your
life who's gone through something so

similar to you, both professionally and
both of you have battled cancer.

And I'm happy to say that you've both
beat cancer.

Thank God.

But to have, to be in one another's life
and to be able to lean on each other

during those times in your life must
feel pretty special, pretty cathartic.

We can't get out of each other's way. I
mean, it's like we're together for 15

years in a rivalry, and then we both
retire, and then we both get cancer at

same time.

And you say we've recovered.

Mine reoccurred. Mine came back a second
time two years ago.

So Martinez,

I think, pretty much in the clear. But
I've got to get CAT scans every three

months, and I don't take anything for
granted. I try to live life to the

fullest.

To have Martina always there for me, you
know, I would call her up if I was

really emotional, and we'd be talking
about it, and, you know, she was in the

trenches with me, and she was comforting
me at very important times. We were

always there for each other, yeah.

Before

I

let you go, I...

have this incredibly annoying coworker
who's like, he won't set up about

He's a, he's obsessed with tennis. And I
promised him that I would let him come

out and ask you a question.

If you don't mind, would it be okay if I
brought it? If it's Michael? Yeah, we

do mine.

Well, thank you for your time.

Okay.

Okay. It's okay if I bring it. All
right.

All right. What's the question?

Costa, you can come out. Come on, Costa.

Oh, Costa, Costa. Hey, everybody.

Thank you, Desi, for letting me come
out.

Michael, Martina. Hello, Michael.

By all means, pull up a chair.

Thank you for letting me crash the
interview.

You two, I mean, when do I get to talk
to a Grand Slam champion and two Grand

Slam champions? This is a dream for me.

The film, you're both so vulnerable in
it. It's so powerful. Thank you. That's

going to help a lot of people. Thank you
for being so open in the film.

Thank you.

Thank you for letting me talk to them.
This is like the amount of times I had

breakfast with my family watching them
play tennis, and now they're sitting

to me, and I can ask them whatever I
want. It's pretty sweet. Wait a minute.

old are you?

We don't have to talk about how old I
am.

Both of you talk a lot about being
alone.

when you were at the top.

Tennis is a very solitary sport.

Martina, you won your first pro event.

You didn't even have anybody to hug.

You hugged a pole.

It was a light pole.

A light pole.

Don't go to the light.

Chris, you won Wimbledon and talk about
going straight back to the hotel, laying

on the floor and all alone.

Couldn't get up. Couldn't get up.

And you said you talked about being
depressed.

I wonder how much that...

How solitude shaped your life post
-tennis, if it did at all, or when

cancer? You know, you should be a
reporter.

That's a great question.

I'm not kidding.

Desi has to ask ten questions.

I just get to ask one.

Or write a book.

Oh, wait. He did that already.

Do they know that you wrote a book about
tennis?

Usually about .001 % of people do.

Okay, so we'll be serious now. Yeah. Do
you want me to go? Oh, oh.

Yeah,

I mean, what I learned is you pay a
price for everything.

I mean, everyone thinks it's such a
glamorous life and you're making money

you're traveling and all this, but you
have to sacrifice. You have to give up

things. And I think I gave up.

friendships and relationships in the
beginning i was felt like i was married

my tennis because i had to put
everything emotionally mentally and

into my game martina had the edge
physically she was the most phenomenal

as you could see she was athletic a lot
more athletic than i was but so i had to

use my head and

I realized in 76 when I came home back
to my hotel room, I couldn't get off the

floor because I felt so depressed, and I
felt like that was the defining moment

of my life. I've got to go back and
really start to get some friends and

friendships because I was working too
hard on tennis and nothing else.

That's my story.

Wow.

Thanks for coming.

Now, but Martina has the pole door. Oh,
I don't know what the... Hugging the

pole. Oh, well... Come on, why'd you hug
the pole? Did the solitude of tennis

shape you post -tennis?

I think what shaped me was growing up in
a communist country, you just get on

with it. You don't have that many
options.

And so you just deal with whatever's in
front of you. And now I come to America,

and it was like... Alice in Wonderland.

I'm free. I can speak.

I don't have to worry about anything.

And so that made me feel not alone
because you didn't have to worry about

everything.

But then the hugging pole thing was in
1974.

I was still playing for the Czech
Federation.

I had $17 per DM.

I won $10 ,000, but I had to give it
back to the Federation.

But I didn't care about it because I won
the tournament. But I was alone.

This was in October. And I wanted to hug
somebody, and I didn't know anybody. I

wasn't going to hug a stranger.

So I hugged the light pole that was next
to the umpire's chair.

Can you find a tree somewhere?

There were no trees.

I would have preferred hugging a tree.

You know what? We'll give you a hug.
Come on.

Give Martina a hug.

I want to hug Martina.

Thank you.

That's a hug you deserve after a win.

I give you enough hugs.

We are so inspired by the two of you.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for

sharing your story. You're inspiring us
in all things success and friendship.

In fact, Costa, would you like to be my
friend?

Yes.

I would love to be your friend.

You know, I know we got this
weaponization fund, but I think maybe we

establish a fund for those that have
Trump derangement syndrome and get

counseling. Donald Trump is the best
thing to happen in this country in 100

years. He was born, he was born a very
special baby.

I bet you the doctor said, I can tell
this is a very special baby.

Sorry.