{"id":697339,"date":"2026-06-11T08:13:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697339\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T08:13:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:13:12","slug":"charles-barkley-destroys-spurs-for-nba-finals-game-4-choke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/697339\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley destroys Spurs for NBA Finals Game 4 choke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone at Madison Square Garden was trying to figure out what just happened in the Knicks-Spurs Game 4 of the NBA Finals \u2014 but Charles Barkley and the \u201cInside the NBA\u201d crew were just angry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization,\u201d Barkley said on the ESPN postgame show after the Spurs blew a 29-point lead and let the<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/10\/sports\/knicks-pull-off-historic-nba-finals-comeback-to-put-them-one-win-from-championship\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Knicks win 107-106<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had a [29]-point lead and took eight straight 3s. Like, that was some of the most mismanaged and stupid basketball. If you blow a [29]-point lead, the other team has to help you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.92480469;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39641260\" width=\"546\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/061026NBAFinals123CW.jpg\" alt=\"San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama #1 reacts on the court during a foul shot in the fourth quarter. \" class=\"wp-image-39641260\"  \/>San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama reacts on the court during a foul shot in the fourth quarter of NBA Finals Game 4 on June 10, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n<p>The Spurs scored 30 points in the second half in an embarrassing offensive performance, hoisting brick after brick from beyond the arc after being unable to miss in the first half. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game by doing some of the most stupid ass stuff I\u2019ve ever seen on a basketball court,\u201d Barkley concluded. <\/p>\n<p>Barkley was also irate with Spurs guard <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/11\/sports\/og-anunobys-block-knicks-miracle-comeback-after-deaaron-foxs-baffling-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">De\u2019Aaron Fox for driving for a layup<\/a> that was blocked by Knicks guard OG Anunoby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDe\u2019Andre Fox, whatever his name is. De\u2019Aaron Fox,\u201d Barkley said. \u201cThat was a dumbass play. There was no reason for him to shoot that ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox retrieved a Brunson missed shot and a deflection that looked to be an easy layup to go up 109-106. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe saw the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization. \u2026 The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charles Barkley after the Spurs allowed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y7t4UZsVhU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Y7t4UZsVhU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/2064923885384941615?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox could have \u2014 and probably should have \u2014 pulled back and waited to get fouled by the Knicks, but Anunoby came flying in with a LeBron James-style block to give the Knicks another chance at glory on the offensive side.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had a 29-point lead, and they shot eight 3s in a row and never came close to losing any time on the clock, and you\u2019re like \u2018This game ain\u2019t over yet,&#8217;\u201d Barkley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Knicks got a Christmas gift in June tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.87695313;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39641267\" width=\"517\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/061026Knicks022JS.jpg\" alt=\"New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) fouls San Antonio Spurs guard De'aaron Fox (4) during the first quarter.\" class=\"wp-image-39641267\"  \/>New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) fouls San Antonio Spurs guard De\u2019Aaron Fox (4) during the first quarter. Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/p>\n<p>Shaquille O\u2019Neal agreed with Barkley\u2019s sentiment, saying that the Spurs \u201cgot comfortable\u201d in the second half. <\/p>\n<p>The Knicks play for an NBA Finals title in Game 5 on Saturday in San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everyone at Madison Square Garden was trying to figure out what just happened in the Knicks-Spurs Game 4&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":697340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[351,352,355,5489,13331,258292,361,2116,99,3015],"class_list":["post-697339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-charles-barkley","tag-espn","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-nba-playoffs","tag-nba-playoffs-2026","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-sports","tag-sports-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697339","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=697339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}