Spurs Star Pelted With Trash in Rowdy Knicks Celebrations

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Spurs Star Pelted With Trash in Rowdy Knicks Celebrations

Al Bello / Getty Images San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was pelted with trash outside his team’s New York City hotel after their Game 4 loss Wednesday night. The New York Knicks edged the Spurs to move to within one win of their first NBA title since 1973, clawing back from 29 points down to cinch the night’s game by a single point. As the beaten Spurs returned to their hotel, a crowd lobbed garbage at the 7-foot-4 center-forward, 22, with footage appearing to show the French star pelted with an egg. Across town, police arrested dozens of rowdy fans around Madison Square Garden after fans scaled cabs and trucks, and a police vehicle was damaged, along with other property nearby. Officers had cordoned off a stretch between Sixth and Eighth avenues, first sealed for President Donald Trump’s attendance for Monday’s game, and most of the mayhem spilled out beyond that line. It marked a second straight home game marred by disorder. Police arrested 21 people on Monday night after Spurs fans were attacked in the street. Read it at ABC7 Read more at The Daily Beast.

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