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The Knicks run sparked a 'collective effervescence' in New York, grief specialist says

NPR | By Jason Fuller,
Zephyr Weinreich, Scott Detrow, Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published June 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM EDT

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with New Yorker and grief specialist Barri Leiner Grant, who has written about how the New York Knicks championship run sparked a "collective effervescence" in the city.

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