The Knicks had just swept the 76ers in the second round of the playoffs, a bludgeoning of their I-95 rival in the middle of the greatest playoff run in franchise history.

Jalen Brunson, among the heroes of that Game 4 with 22 points in only 28 minutes, held his customary postgame news conference just outside the media workroom.

Then a voice echoed from outside the double doors, the sound of blissful unawareness and innocence.

“Dada. Dada.”