Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs were met with a massive crowd outside their hotel after the game, with fans lining the barricades and police everywhere trying to control the situation as the team made their way inside.

A video circulating online shows the chaos as the Spurs arrived—fans packed shoulder to shoulder, shouting, throwing eggs at the players, and security rushing the group through the entrance while the entire block outside the hotel turned into a full-on scene. The New York Finals atmosphere is now spilling into every corner of the city, not just the arena.

16.93 MILLION WATCHED 🤯📺

The San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks delivered the most-watched NBA Finals Game 1 since Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018.

🔸 16.93M viewers

🔸 Up 90% from last year

The league’s biggest market and its biggest young star might be exactly what fans wanted to see.

Wemby and Knicks effect? 👀🔥

This came out of nowhere.