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Coming from a basketball family, and with Victor Wembanyama as your brother, do you feel pressure from the comparisons, or do you tune out the noise? Oscar Wembanyama: I mean, it's definitely not easy. I think every athlete that has a family member that went pro knows what it is. People recognize you without you doing nothing. But I think I just don't care about a lot of things. social media, people knowing you. Like, I don't care about that. I care about the people that are close to me. So I think I do a pretty good job just shutting the noise around me. But it's definitely, it's definitely like I have a big name. my brother's the best player in the world. So I cannot ignore that. And nobody does, I'd say it's a different type of pressure.
The NBA Finals delivered growth across every key metric on X (Twitter) this year, with Game 4 delivering one of the biggest sports moments of the year to date on the social media platform. Across Games 1-5, X saw 10.4 million posts related to the NBA Finals, as well as 3.3 million unique authors, 9 billion impressions and 888 million video views in the U.S. alone. Even with just five games, those metrics were up 2.9x, 2.1x, 2.3x and 3x, respectively, compared to the seven-game Thunder-Pacers series in 2025.
Some New York Knicks fans are calling for one of the team's most famous supporters, Spike Lee, to get some shine as the team basks in championship glory. The fans flocked to social media over the weekend, calling for the team to give the famed director, who has been a Knicks season ticket holder for decades, an NBA championship ring alongside the team, after they secured their first NBA title since 1973.
Looks like Knicks star Mikal Bridges is really enjoying the team’s NBA championship win. The former Villanova Wildcat went crazy on Instagram Live on Monday, doing everything from discussing Jalen Brunson getting a statue to singing to his dog Sonny. “Build him a statue,” Bridges said. “Build that little big-headed ass n—a a statue bro.”
Knicks owner James Dolan also got a shoutout from Bridges for helping the team lock in over the past 10 weeks as they rolled through the playoffs. He also referenced Dolan’s reported joke to the players about not having sex during the playoff run. “Someone take Mikal’s phone away,” Brunson wrote on X. “He could be a bigger savage if he built a practice facility in the city,” Bridges said. “But he still a savage.”
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It was their night, too. Three of the Knicks’ most popular WAGs celebrated the team’s NBA championship on Saturday night at the Frost Bank Center. Ali Brunson (Jalen’s wife), Shannon Hart (Josh’s wife) and Jordyn Woods (Karl-Anthony Towns’ fiancée) took a photo with a large version of the Larry O’Brien trophy that went out on ESPN’s social media channels. “Knicks royalty,” all three captioned the video on their Instagram Stories.
“But quickly forget that most assume otherwise. Also.. it’s a basketball game.” Some believed Selena Gomez was shading Taylor Swift with her “lol” comment on social media after the Knicks rallied from being down by 29 for a 107-106 win over the Spurs. “Mad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent! What a come back,” Gomez wrote over a screenshot of an NBA article of the New York’s historic comeback. “So funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol.”
Knicks lead radio analyst Monica McNutt said she “misspoke” after she questioned Taylor Swift’s Knicks loyalty while on the air during Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals. During a Thursday interview with TMZ, McNutt — who said “get out of here, girl” when she spotted Swift on Celebrity Row — explained that she was unaware of the singer’s Knicks fandom. “Swifties, I appreciate your passion, I said what I said,” McNutt said, referring to Swift’s fan base, which let her hear on social media over her remarks. “Here’s the deal, if I’m wrong, I am wrong apparently because she’s got an original Amar’e Stoudemire [Knicks] jersey. I misspoke. I did not know.”
A wild video showed a mob of youngsters — including at least one in blue and orange Knicks merch — launching chairs at a Five Guys employee in Manhattan after Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The violent crew entered the burger joint on West 42nd Street near Seventh Avenue and assaulted a 24-year-old employee around 3 a.m. on Thursday, leaving him bloodied behind the counter, according to the NYPD. Video of the incident posted to social media captured the group of roughly a dozen young men throwing stools at the fast food worker behind the counter. At least a few people climbed over the counter to continue viciously berating the man as he attempted to throw French fries from the fryer at the assailants, the clips showed.
The Kings are working out Keaton Wagler next week, according to league sources. Though Acuff remains the favorite for this choice, the franchise of course is doing its due diligence and Wagler could be available after he was previously expected to be the fifth choice. There was a bit of shock on social media when I moved Wagler down last week. But inevitably, someone will slip on draft night. And it could be Wagler, since league sources say the Clippers aren’t head over heels in love with him for the fifth pick and Wagler’s group canceled his workout this week with the Nets, who have the sixth pick.
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The New York Police Department arrested 15 people and released another 41 with criminal court summonses Wednesday night, as crowds gathered outside Madison Square Garden during and after the New York Knicks’ comeback win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Objects that appeared to be eggs were also thrown at Spurs star Victor Wembanyama as he walked from the team bus into the team hotel following the game, according to multiple videos on social media. The NYPD estimated that about 10,000 people gathered near Madison Square Garden during the game and said that the crowds “became increasingly destructive” as the Knicks mounted a 29-point comeback to win.
Even though the Knicks won, you can say Taylor Swift spurred media buzz with her courtside look. At Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden on June 10, Taylor Swift showed up in a custom blue-and-orange “Stevie Knicks” T-shirt, a playful mashup of the Knicks and legendary singer Stevie Nicks. The shirt immediately caught the attention of fans online, especially after photos and videos of Swift courtside began circulating across social media. Swift attended the game with sisters Este and Alana Haim, who leaned into the joke as well, wearing matching pun-inspired shirts that read “Knickelback” and “Knickole Kidman.”
Victor Wembanyama was among players on both the Spurs and Knicks to condemn the videos permeating social media of apparent New York fans physically attacking San Antonio supporters. Informed of videos shared on social media showing fans attacking Spurs fans on the streets and ripping off their jerseys, Wembanyama denounced those actions. "My thoughts of course [are] that we can't forget it's a game," he said. "We're just playing a game out there. I am all for passion, but [with] the respect of each other. It's unacceptable."
Cardi B, who performed the halftime show in front of the home crowd, hopped on Instagram Live early Tuesday (June 9), during which she spoke on Donald Trump being in the building and the “dark” vibe he brought to the arena. “It probably was,” she said in response to a fan calling Trump’s attendance bad luck. “You can’t stop the president from f–king going to a game, but it did feel a little dark in there. It’s OK.”