- The San Antonio Spurs suffered a historic 107-106 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, after squandering a 29-point lead, the largest ever blown in Finals history.
- The Spurs, who led by 29 points in the second quarter and maintained a 27-point advantage at halftime, managed to score only 30 points in the entire second half of the game.
- London-born OG Anunoby sealed the dramatic comeback victory for the Knicks with a tip-in basket with just 1.2 seconds left on the clock, bringing New York within one win of their first NBA championship since 1973.
- NBA legend and analyst Charles Barkley fiercely criticized the Spurs on Inside the NBA, calling them “the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization” for their “mismanaged, stupid basketball”, a sentiment fully supported by fellow analyst Shaquille O’Neal.
- Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, who scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, admitted he could not explain the collapse, suggesting it was due to a lack of execution and the team not being “the most hungry in the second half.”
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