{"id":691096,"date":"2026-06-08T05:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/691096\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T05:47:09","slug":"victor-wembanyamas-shocking-blunder-overshadows-all-time-spurs-comeback-attempt-in-painful-game-2-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/691096\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama\u2019s Shocking Blunder Overshadows All-Time Spurs Comeback Attempt in Painful Game 2 Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> had a real chance against the New York Knicks<\/a> in Game 2<\/a>. However, Wembanyama committed a late-game blunder when he passed the ball to Stephon Castle<\/a>. The second-year guard had his back turned against the Spurs star, thinking that the big man would initiate a fastbreak.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for the Spurs, Wembanyama\u2019s pass bounced off Castle\u2019s back, and the Knicks secured the ball. It was a terrible mistake by San Antonio<\/a>\u2019s best player, after they had battled a 14-point deficit to remain competitive in the game. According to Bill Simmons, he thinks that it\u2019s one of the all-time great blunders in a crucial Finals situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Castle play, throwing the ball off his back. I think was the closest we\u2019ve seen in the NBA to the Chris Webber timeout play in college against North Carolina,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cI kind of couldn\u2019t believe it as it was happening. I think it was one of the all-timeers for an \u2018Oh no!\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I think about you throw that play in and how the game ended and just blowing an incredible comeback. The most damaging, non-clinching, non-injury Finals of the last 50 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simmons listed the mistakes that he thought belonged in the same category, starting with JR<\/a> Smith\u2019s Game 1 mistake in 2018. He also mentioned the Ray Allen<\/a> shot in 20113, which is a blunder from the Spurs\u2019 perspective for not putting Tim Duncan<\/a> to rebound.<\/p>\n

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The longstanding media personality also mentioned other prior errors. However, Simmons believes that Victor Wembanyama\u2019s pass to Castle\u2019s back should be part of the list.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really do think that Game 2 with the Spurs is on that list. That was about as bad as it gets for a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama Doesn\u2019t See Donald Trump\u2019s Presence in Game 3 as a Distraction\"San<\/p>\n

Jun 3, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama speaks to the media after game one of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In Game 3, President Donald Trump is set to attend and watch the game at Madison Square Garden. While most believe that Trump will get the attention and could serve as a potential distraction, Victor Wemabanyama has a different opinion about it. According to Wembanyama, he isn\u2019t worried about the POTUS being at the venue and doesn\u2019t think he\u2019ll be distracted.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot really. I think it could be, but isolating myself is something I\u2019ve practiced over the years, and I think I\u2019m good at it, so it\u2019s not a problem. This is similar to something media-wise like the Olympics,\u201d said Wembanyama.<\/p>\n

Trump will demand a lot of attention in Game 3, but Victor Wembanyama remains focused on leading the Spurs to their first win of the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs had a real chance against the New York Knicks in Game…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":691097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[57925,12,565,355,361,66987,6999,2116,99,40552,60950,9752,32090],"class_list":["post-691096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-bill-simmons","tag-donald-trump","tag-jr","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-ray-allen","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sports","tag-stephon-castle","tag-the-spurs","tag-tim-duncan","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=691096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}