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Knicks fans target Wemby with egg, jeers at hotel
Key takeaways
- NEW YORK -- A brutal night for Victor Wembanyama continued even after he returned to his hotel on Wednesday, as he was pelted with boos from jeering Knicks fans and nearly struck by a flying egg.
- The video showed taunting fans swarming the hotel a few blocks south of Madison Square Garden.
- A few seconds after the egg cracked on a street sign, Wembanyama turned around and confronted a person standing near the hotel's entrance, before continuing inside.
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NEW YORK -- A brutal night for Victor Wembanyama continued even after he returned to his hotel on Wednesday, as he was pelted with boos from jeering Knicks fans and nearly struck by a flying egg.
A video shared online showed at least one egg tossed in the direction of the San Antonio Spurs superstar as he entered his hotel, flanked by security, following the team's Game 4 loss to the Knicks in the NBA Finals.
It was not clear who threw the egg. The video showed taunting fans swarming the hotel a few blocks south of Madison Square Garden.
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