Wembanaya stars as Spurs trim Knicks’ Finals leadImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The San Antonio Spurs are five-time NBA champions, most recently in 2014ByElizabeth BotcherbyBBC Sport journalistPublished9 June 2026, 07:23 BSTUpdated 33 minutes agoVictor Wembanyama scored 32 points as the San Antonio Spurs cut the New York Knicks’ lead in the NBA Finals to 2-1 with a 115-111 win at Madison Square Garden.US President Donald Trump, in the crowd as the iconic venue hosted its first Finals game since 1999, was booed when he was shown on the big screen during the national anthem.
He is the first sitting president to attend the championship series.
Wembanyama, whose errors cost the Spurs in game two, added eight rebounds and six assists.
He was supported by 23 points from Stephon Castle and 13 off the bench from Dylan Harper as the Spurs avoided going 3-0 down – a deficit from which no team has recovered in the Finals.
