Bold, unfiltered, and unapologetically Knicks, It’s a Hard Knicks Life brings together long-time friends and diehard fans as they ride every high and low of the orange and blue. Raw takes, real emotion, and plenty of laughs—this is Knicks fandom in its purest form.
Latest episodes
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1 h 11
Champions Night Season Opener
Champions Night brought the rings, the emotions—and some rusty basketball. We break down the Knicks’ season opener against the Sixers, from the ring ceremony to a sloppy performanc…
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56 min
One Last Dress Rehearsal
Barry and Blandy contextualize the meaning of Knicks preseason basketball and what the season ahead may look like for the Orange and Blue. Other talking points include: Julius Rand…
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1 h 12
Jonathan Macri from Knicks Film School
After Barry calls out Jonathan for two of his mis-steps last season, the boys all settle in and talk Knicks preseason, the looming KAT extension, and James Dolan. Barry then runs B…
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1 h 12
Season Premier: Training Camp
It’s still a hard Knicks life. The jersey is as heavy as ever, there are eligible extensions that need to get done, Brunson didn’t work out this summer, and there’ll be a target on…
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1 h 04
Summer Catch-Up
Barry and Blandy decide to hop on for a random mid-summer episode. Blandy gives a Summer League update as well as one on the Knicks current roster situation. They talk anbout LeBro…
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40 min
HKL Best of - The "Birth" of Blanderson Hooper
Hard Knicks Life Best of: Season 3, Episode 42, 7/7/20 On today’s show: why the delay in the Knicks Coaching search, should the team dictate the entire Coaching Staff, Frank to pla…
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1 h 02
HKL Best of - OG Becomes a Knick
Hard Knicks Life Best of: Season 7, Episode 9, 1/5/24 It’s an EMERGENCY Hard Knicks Life Podcast as the boys FINALLY talk about the BIGGEST Knicks trade since the Snake as we acqui…
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31 min
HKL Best of - Are Kyrie and KD coming to NY?
Hard Knicks Life Best of: Season 2, Episode 46, 6/5/19 On today's show, Craig and Barry talk about the latest in the Durant and Kyrie rumors and welcome to the show the world renow…
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45 min
HKL Best of - The Brunson Signing
Hard Knicks Life Best of: Season 5, Episode 31, 7/1/22 Craig, Barry and Blandy react to the first day of free agency and signings of Jalen Brunson (4y/104M) and Isaiah Hartenstein,…
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53 min
HKL Best of - Bongos with Izzy Brazdeikis
Hard Knicks Life Best of: Season 3, Episode 5, 9/5/19 On today’s show, Craig and Barry are "joined in studio” by an unnamed player and his lovely girlfriend aka “Bongos,” and discu…
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50 min
Draft BS and the Finals Aftermath with James Edwards III
Friend of the show, James Edwards III, who has covered the Knicks for The Athletic for the past two seasons stops by to hang with Barry and Blandy. They talk potential Knicks moves…
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1 h 20
NBA Champions!!!
The Knicks came into this season with one goal in mind - to win the NBA Championship. What felt like the Knicks against the world at times culminated in one of the most dominant po…
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1 h 36
Just The Tip
The tip from OG… The tip of KAT’s—wait for it—finger…the tip of the iceberg. The Knicks have had lots of glory this postseason run but have not yet achieved their one and only goal…
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1 h 16
How Can You Not Love These Knicks?
As the Knicks and Spurs move from San Antonio to New York, Barry and Blandy get on the mics to process where they are at mentally and emotionally. They cover Games 1 and 2, who’s b…
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1 h 06
Knick Fever
Barry and Blandy get to discuss the Finals matchup for the first time, knowing the Knicks will be going up against the San Antonio Spurs. They share their Finals predictions and re…
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1 h 16
We're Not Gonna Party Like it's 1999, Because That Party Sucked. We Are Partying Like it's 20 Mother Fucking 2…
A little celebration for a huge accomplishment by the New York Knicks. 'It's A Hard Knicks Life' no more--at least not for the next week. Barry and Blandy share the series win with…
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1 h 13
The Exorcist
Jalen Brunson and the Knicks exorcised (yeah, that’s right, exorcised) some demons by winning Game One of the ECF with a comeback that paralleled the defeat they suffered last year…
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1 h 21
Seventh Heaven
Seven wins a row surely feels like heaven and the guys try to put it in perspective. They give flowers to a bunch of guys— including Deuce, KAT, Clarkson, and Shamet. Former HKL ho…
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57 min
Riding the Tidal Wave
Barry and Blanderson chop it up between Games 1 & 2 against the Sixers. They cover all the Philly excuses, highlighting the difference in character between the two squads. Karl Ant…
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45 min
Hawk Tuah
The Knicks absolutely slaughtered the Hawks in historic fashion to close out the series, so Barry and Blandy hopped on to record an impromptu postgame episode. After recounting the…