nba finals NBA New York Knicks Knicks’ Jose Alvarado warns Victor Wembanyama after Jalen Brunson cheap shot: ‘That’ll be the last one’ By Zach Braziller Published June 9, 2026, 3:35 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on Google Victor Wembanyama clearly got away with a cheap shot in Game 3, and the Knicks haven’t forgotten about it.
In the first quarter of the Spurs’ victory at the Garden, Wembanyama tossed Jalen Brunson to the floor. No foul was called.
“I think that’s not basketball,” Jose Alvarado, the feisty reserve guard from Brooklyn, said on Tuesday. “That’s something that they gotta look at. But he got away with one. That’ll be the last one.”
It is possible for the NBA to retroactively rule it a flagrant foul, although as of Tuesday afternoon, that had yet to happen.
Wembanyama was already assessed a flagrant two foul earlier in the postseason against the Timberwolves for throwing an elbow at the throat of Minnesota forward Naz Reid, giving him two penalty points.
The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (1) shoves Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) in the back of the head during Game 3 of the NBA Finals on June 8, 2026. ABC Knicks guard Jose Alvarado speaks to reporters on June 9, 2026. NBAE via Getty Images Knicks Merch Shop Cover Print – May 26, 2026 Own this piece of history with our cover celebrating the Knicks’ sweep over the Cavs.
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Four points triggers an immediate one-game suspension. So if he was retroactively assessed a flagrant one — that is one penalty point — he would have to be careful to avoid missing a game in the Finals.
Brunson has not directly commented on the play. When asked about it after Game 3, he said: “Whatever you saw is what you saw.”
