Knicks fans have made trolling the Spurs an around the clock job during the 2026 NBA Finals.
After San Antonio’s 115-111 road win over New York in Game 3 on Monday, Spurs players were greeted with boos from a crowd of people waiting outside the Ritz Carlton in New York on Tuesday.
The Spurs were getting on their team bus while surrounded by New Yorkers who were filming with their phones.
Officers from the New York Police Department and team security stood between the fans and the team.
The booing came after massive brawls broke out in the street outside of a NBA Finals watch party at Bryant Park after San Antonio cut the Knicks’ series lead to 2-1 in a thriller at Madison Square Garden.
The Spurs exited the Ritz Carlton in New York and were greeted by taunting Knicks fans after a Game 3 win over the in the NBA Finals.
A total of 21 people were taken into custody after an “incredibly reckless” post-game reaction that resulted in multiple injuries and people piled on top of police cars, the NYPD said.
Two people were charged with assault on a police officer, and five cops were hurt.
Knicks fans booed the Spurs as they exited the Ritz Carlton in New York the morning after a Game 3 win over the Knicks in the NBA Finals. X
The Spurs beat the Knicks115-111 in Game 3 on June 8, 2026.
“People climbed on top of scaffolding, light poles, police cars and NYPD trucks, causing significant damage,” an NYPD statement said, adding people refused police orders to clear the area.
“The crowd was throwing glass objects at each other and police officers, and they ripped bus signs and trees out of the ground to throw them.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the Bryant Park watch party earlier in the day after the Madison Square Garden party was cancelled due to President Donald Trump’s attendance and heightened security at Game 3.
Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs looks on against the Knicks during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on June 8, 2026 at Madison in New York, New York. NBAE via Getty Images“F–k you Wemby” chants rang through the world’s most famous arena on Monday night as Knicks faithful made Spurs center Victor Wembanyama their latest villain.
The 7-foot-4 French phenom said he wasn’t aware of the fights between fans when asked about it Tuesday.
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“My thoughts, of course, is that, I mean, we can’t forget it’s a game,” Wembanyama said. “We’re just playing a game out there. And I am all for passion, but to the respect of each other. It’s unacceptable.”
Game 4 is at MSG on Wednesday night.
