{"id":2000,"date":"2026-06-14T08:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2000"},"modified":"2026-06-14T08:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:06:11","slug":"victor-wembanyama-ends-press-conference-in-bizarre-fashion-after-game-5-letdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=2000","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama ends press conference in bizarre fashion after Game 5 letdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Wemby\u2026 out?<\/p>\n<p>Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama ended his press conference with an awkward sign-off after losing to the Knicks, 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, as they won their first title in 53 years.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1998\">Jalen Brunson showed why he is the centerpiece of Knicks\u2019 impossible dream<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAppreciate y\u2019all,\u201d he told reporters after the Saturday night loss. \u201cSee you\u2026 never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old French phenom was held to just 19 points in 38 minutes in the final game of the season, closing out a series that was supposed to herald his arrival as the new face of the NBA, but instead invited close scrutiny of his play.<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama accumulated three flagrant foul points in the postseason, one short of an automatic suspension \u2014 though not for lack of trying, as he had several questionable plays overlooked by officials and the league.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, added an NBA Defensive Player of the Year award to his trophy case this season, not to mention All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First-Team honors and his second All-Star appearance in his third season Stateside.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1996\">Crazed Knicks fans plunge NYC into celebration chaos as NBA Finals ecstasy turns violent<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In his third straight season leading the league in blocks at 3.1 per game, he finished third in MVP voting.<\/p>\n<p>The year ending on a sour note only adds more fuel to the fire for the 7-foot-4 unicorn and his Spurs teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a hell of a year in terms of experience,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t think we could have learned more and gained more experience in one player, in one season, in one person, in 18 months. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1994\">Knicks fans go insane after first NBA Finals win in 53 years \u2014 with jam-packed street party<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been hard and full of lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama ended his press conference with an awkward sign-off after losing to the Knicks, 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, as they won their first title in 53 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,63,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-nba-finals","category-new-york-knicks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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