Hasta La Ideas

We saw the initial report claiming that Jay Z and a group that included Carmelo Anthony being in negotiations to buy New York FM powerhouse HOT 97. But the morning gang there on Tuesday really had some fun with this now officially debunked trail.

Ebro, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez re-christened the station HOV 97 in honor of Jay Z’s alternate street name. They later speculated about what the loss of HOT 97 might mean for parent company Emmis Communications.

Funniest of all: twice along the way, the on-air crew speculated that the false acquisition mentions helped buoy Anthony and the Knicks to a rare 2014-15 season win.