The NBA Finals returned to New York for the first time this millennium, with tens of thousands of fans on hand shelling out, in some cases, tens of thousands of dollars to begin a two-game coronation for the Knicks. After 13 consecutive playoff wins, including two on the road against the Spurs to open the Finals, New Yorkers were ready for a weeklong party to pay off the “Knicks in four” chants that have permeated every block of the metropolis and every corner of the sports-adjacent internet for days.
And yet, you can hold down a true superstar for only so long. And Victor Wembanyama is certainly a superstar.
