{"id":334259,"date":"2025-12-09T09:23:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/334259\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T09:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:23:11","slug":"all-nba-center-thinks-knicks-og-anunoby-should-have-slapped-desmond-bane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/334259\/","title":{"rendered":"All-NBA center thinks Knicks’ OG Anunoby should have slapped Desmond Bane"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the New York Knicks<\/a>\u2019 win against the Orlando Magic<\/a> on Sunday, there was a very strange moment when Desmond Bane threw the ball off OG Anunoby at full force.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When looking back at the highlight, it seemed like Bane had plenty of space not to do that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For whatever reason, it appeared he lost his cool for a moment and did something he shouldn\u2019t have done.<\/p>\n

Anunoby looked confused at first, and rightfully so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A lot of the time, a play of that nature would result in a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, he kept his composure and said after the game that he found it somewhat funny.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was confused at first, then it was funny,\u201d Anunoby said<\/a>, per the NY Post. \u201cI like Desmond. \u2026 He\u2019s a good dude.\u201d<\/p>\n

To others, and to most Knicks fans, it wasn\u2019t very funny.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DeMarcus Cousins, a former All-NBA center, even went as far as to say Bane should\u2019ve been slapped for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2018m not saying punch him in the face, but maybe slap the [expletive] out of him,\u201d Cousins said on FanDuel TV. \u201cThat\u2019s crazy. Yeah, I\u2019m not going for that; that\u2019s crazy.”<\/p>\n

Cousins had his fair share of altercations during his time in the NBA, which some believe is part of the reason he\u2019s not in the league anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, most probably would have reacted in a similar manner to what he wanted Anunoby to do.<\/p>\n

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