Newsday's Steve Popper on Knicks/KAT contract drama, News Report with Cornell updates (10/7/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of October 7, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua and Kory band together and welcome back a friend of the show: Newsday Sports columnist Steve Popper. On Monday, Knicks star big Karl-Anthony Towns went public with his discontent regarding contract extension talks that haven't gone as smoothly as planned for both sides. Popper gives his read on the KAT situation, owner James Dolan's second apron spending mandate and how it might affect the Knicks' other extension-eligible players in…
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