Knicks are Kings of New York, FIFA fever with World Cup frenzy, underdogs to icons, remembering Aldon Smith, the real scoop on Father's Day, the call you never want to get and hard things to tell loved ones.
6/19/202634 min
“This isn’t Little League, there’s no rule we all have to line up and shake hands.” Ryan Clark
Special Friday Pivot as we prepare to spend the coming days doing what we do! Father's Day is supposed to be about celebrating dads—but in pure Channing fashion, He marks it as the dumbest holiday on the calendar!
We get into why he feels that way and talking so much more as Chan, Fred and Ryan start the convo fired up about a legendary summer of sports heating up— with underdogs becoming icons, Knicks championship unifying the city that doesn’t sleep, and the World Cup action kicking off being everything it’s promised to be! Checking out FIFA favorite on the pitch to the growing conversation around Victor Wembanyama, respect among competitors, and where sportsmanship fits in today's game.
The conversation takes a turn as the guys discuss the things we struggle to tell our families and the people closest to us, the emotions we carry in silence, and why vulnerability remains one of the hardest challenges for men.
The guys reflect on the passing of their fellow teammate and friend Aldon Smith, the pressures athletes face long after the cameras stop rolling, and why mental health conversations need to move beyond headlines and hashtags.
And as we head into the weekend of Dad’s, Ryan, Channing, and Fred chat fatherhood, family, and the realities of being the men their kids count on. Channing gets personal about his father's impact on his life and the funny memories they made together in his final days.
From laughs and locker-room stories to honest conversations about grief, family, purpose, and fatherhood, this is one of those episodes that reminds you why The Pivot is more than a sports podcast—it's three men trying to make sense of life in real time.
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Ryan Clark· Host0:29
What up Pivot fam? Welcome back to the three-man weave with your boy RC, Chan, and Freddie T. Today, we're talking about the conversations that might be the hardest to have. You know, those ones that you gotta have with loved ones and family, whether they wanna hear it or not. We also get into why Chan and Freddie T were absolutely wrong about the Knicks, and how Jalen Brunson forced himself into the superstar conversation while bringing an entire city together. And then there's Slick Vic, Big Wemby, no handshakes, no pleasantries. I mean, dude is competitive, but has his competitiveness crossed the line? We'll also address the distasteful joke from UFC fighter Josh Hockett involving Michelle Obama at UFC Freedom 250, and why, at least to me and to The Pivot, some things just aren't funny. It's also Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, and so we'll discuss what it truly means to check in on your partners,