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Stephen A Smith pulls out of First Take at the last minute and ‘almost cried’ after Knicks blow Game 2

The ESPN host missed the one show he needed to be on, and the timing could not have been worse. Stephen A. Smith had one job Tuesday morning. He did not show it up. The ESPN personality had spent the better part of this first-round series guaranteeing a Knicks sweep of the Atlanta Hawks.

Stephen A. Smith: Knicks are ending the Hawks’ season Thursday night

Stephen A. Smith has long worn his love for the Knicks on his sleeve, and ahead of a Game 6 in which New York could eliminate Atlanta from the NBA playoffs, he’s confident his team will get the job done.

4 takeaways: Knicks close out Hawks in historic fashion during Game 6

The New York Knicks are headed back to the Eastern Conference Semifinals for a fourth consecutive season. But the way they did proved unlike any previous

Knicks make NBA history with merciless first-half demolition vs. Hawks

The Knicks' 47-point lead over the Hawks at halftime in Game 6 is the largest half-time margin in a playoff game in NBA history.