Victor Wembanyama: Spurs Game 4 loss to Knicks the most intense heartbreak moment in my career

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama didn’t sugarcoat his feelings about San Antonio’s loss to the Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals.The 7-foot-4 center recalled Game 4 specifically — in which his side blew a 29-point lead in a 107-106 loss at Madison Square Garden on June 10 — during an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday.“I think there’s two.I think… there’s three,” Wembanyama said.

“I would say Game 1 [of the Western Conference Finals] in OKC, Game 7 [WCF] in OKC, and Game 4 in New York.”When asked about Game 4, Wembanyama said, “Because it’s the most intense heartbreak moment in my career.”Despite being favored in the Finals, the Spurs lost in five games to the Knicks, culminating in a 94-90 Game 5 loss in San Antonio in which the Knicks secured their first championship in 53 years.Wembanyama explained that it didn’t bother him that he was portrayed as a villain during the Finals — specifically after his viral shove of Knicks guard Jalen Brunson in Game 3.“Because I’m not paying attention to this during the Finals.And I don’t think any player on either team really is,” he said.

“It showed my limits more than anything else going out there, you need to play basketball.You don’t need to be beating the s–t out of people, if you want to win at least.” Wembanyama was candid on a number of emotional topics, including his 2025 blood clot diagnosis in his shoulder, which shut down his second NBA season.“It had a huge impact on this,” Wembanyama said regarding him being less afraid to say what he thinks.

“After that, life is so short, I don’t even want to waste it being somebody else.Simple as that.”Wembanyama added that he should win the NBA MVP this year.

In six games for the Spurs this season, he is averaging 28.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 4.2 blocks, and 1.3 steals....