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Madison Square Garden witnessed something truly extraordinary last night. The New York Knicks erased a twenty-nine point deficit against the San Antonio Spurs in Game four of the NBA Finals, pulling off one of the most stunning comebacks in league history to take a commanding three-to-one series lead. OG Anunoby was a force, and the crowd at MSG absolutely lost its mind.
Charles Barkley didn't waste a second after the final buzzer. The Hall of Famer went scorched earth on San Antonio, calling them, quote, the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization. Meanwhile, Victor Wembanyama is taking the long view, saying this collapse will forge his young Spurs into something tougher. Both men are right, and that tension is what makes this series must-watch television.
Shifting to the diamond, Tyler Callihan announced himself to the baseball world in the biggest way possible. The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie went deep twice against the Los Angeles Dodgers, including one off Shohei Ohtani on a night Ohtani was actually pitching. First two home runs of his career, and he picked the perfect stage to launch them.
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