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The New York Knicks pulled off something that shouldn't have been possible. Down twenty-nine points to San Antonio, they clawed back and stole Game four, and now they're one win away from an NBA championship. The layers to this comeback are still being unpacked, but the short version is simple — New York refused to fold.
And right at the center of the fallout is De'Aaron Fox. Charles Barkley went on air and couldn't believe what he watched Fox do late in that game, calling the mistake inexcusable at this stage of the playoffs. Emmanuel Acho went even further, suggesting San Antonio should consider moving on from Fox entirely after just one play. That's a scorching take, but it tells you how loud the noise is getting around that locker room right now.
Victor Wembanyama, for his part, didn't hide behind anything postgame. The generational talent pointed directly to a lack of discipline and composure as the reason the Spurs let a historic lead vanish in real time. When your franchise cornerstone is that candid after a loss like this, it signals the Spurs know exactly what went wrong — and that may be the only encouraging sign coming out of San Antonio tonight.
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