{"id":333253,"date":"2026-06-12T05:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333253\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T05:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T05:55:12","slug":"heres-how-san-antonio-fans-are-handling-their-embarrassing-collapse-in-game-four-of-the-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333253\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s how San Antonio fans are handling their embarrassing collapse in game four of the NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wednesday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals<\/a> featured, depending on who you ask, either the most incredible comeback of all time or the biggest choke job in playoff history, proving sports really is all about perspective.<\/p>\n

We all saw how New York Knicks<\/a> fans handled both winning and losing in The Big Apple over the past few days, but what about fans of the San Antonio Spurs?<\/p>\n

This has to be a devastating loss no matter how you slice it.<\/p>\n

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The New York Knicks celebrate their 107-106 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 10, 2026. (Dustin Satloff\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

To blow a nearly 30-point lead in the second half of an NBA Finals game that causes you to fall down 3-1 in the series \u2014 a deficit only one team in Finals history has ever overcome \u2014 can really take the wind out of your sails as both a player and a fan.<\/p>\n

KNICKS MIRACULOUSLY OVERCOME 29-POINT DEFICIT TO TAKE COMMANDING 3-1 LEAD IN NBA FINALS OVER SPURS<\/a><\/p>\n

The series will shift back to Texas for Game 5, but it’s hard to see anyone getting past such a historic collapse, especially a team as young as San Antonio.<\/p>\n

With all that said, let’s check in on how Spurs fans are coping with such an embarrassing implosion at The Garden.<\/p>\n

Looks like a lot of fans are blaming the refs, a classic coping mechanism!<\/p>\n

KNICKS STAR KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS REJECTS MIKE BROWN’S OFFICIATING CRITICISM: ‘WE DIDN’T EXECUTE’<\/a><\/p>\n

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Following New York’s dramatic victory, Taylor Swift joined fellow celebrities and players on the court to celebrate the win. (Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It looks like they’re in the “denial” stage of things, but cut them some slack, that was a rough one to watch.<\/p>\n

Others have moved past the excuses and straight into the “depression” phase of the K\u00fcbler-Ross model.<\/p>\n

Ouch, those are some tough words, but again, it’s understandable given just how historic a collapse this was from San Antonio.<\/p>\n

SHOULD YOU WATERBOARD YOURSELF IF YOUR TEAM FALLS DOWN 3-1 IN THE PLAYOFFS?<\/a><\/p>\n

Multiple fans have even suggested the league offices should investigate De’Aaron Fox for throwing the game in the second half, citing several instances including his insistence on going for a layup on the penultimate possession instead of dribbling out more clock or even waiting to be fouled.<\/p>\n

Look, I get it. You just blew a historic second-half lead in a swing game of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

It’s easy to point fingers at one guy, but the Spurs were up by 30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fox had a rough second half, but he isn’t the main reason San Antonio is on the brink of elimination.<\/p>\n

Regardless, this is what fans do. I can guarantee you if I saw my team blow a lead like that, I’d be having the same kind of meltdowns that these fine Spurs fans are today.<\/p>\n

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New York Knicks fans celebrate in Times Square as they win Game 4 of the NBA Finals between New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, on June 10, 2026 in New York City. (Adam Gray\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

If you see a Spurs fan today, show them a little grace. Take it easy on them.<\/p>\n

And hey, despite all of the outbursts on social media, they’re still handling things better than some Knicks fans after a win (allegedly).<\/p>\n

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I’ve said it before<\/a>, but New York might actually burn to the ground if the Knicks win an NBA Championship.<\/p>\n

God help whoever gets caught in the wake.<\/p>\n

Austin Perry is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wednesday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals featured, depending on who you ask, either the most incredible…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3080,89148,6396,97022,82,84,83,1066,154],"class_list":["post-333253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-nba","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-outkick-sports","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}