As Knicks fans debate the team’s future and coaching direction, VICE TV’s The Grudge closes its first season with an episode that’s close to our hearts: Pat Riley vs. The New York Knicks. It will premiere Wednesday, June 11 at 10 PM ET—almost 30 years to the day of Riley’s infamous resignation fax.
The series explores some of sports’ most volatile rivalries, from Shaq vs. Kobe to McGregor vs. Khabib. But the finale hits home. For those of us old enough to have lived through it, the Riley years remain a sensitive subject.