OG Anunoby's tip-in sparks historic championship run for Knicks
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 12, 2026, 10:09 PM
Last updated Jun 12, 2026
OG Anunoby's tip-in with 2.1 seconds remaining secured a 107-106 victory for the Knicks over the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. This play has generated significant buzz, leading to the declaration of June 11, 2026, as OG Anunoby Appreciation Day in Manhattan. The Knicks are now one win away from their first championship since 1973, intensifying the excitement surrounding the team and Anunoby's memorable moment. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani compared Anunoby's play to Diego Maradona's famous Hand of God goal, drawing connections between basketball and soccer history. The Knicks head coach Mike Brown emphasized the need for Anunoby to dominate the offensive glass, a demand that the player met successfully.
- •Anunoby's tip-in gives Knicks a chance to clinch the championship.
- •New York City celebrates June 11 as OG Anunoby Appreciation Day.
- •Knicks head coach challenges Anunoby, who responds with a key play.
- •Anunoby's moment compared to historic sports plays in New York.
- •The Knicks could end a 53-year title drought with a win.
- 10:09 PMYahoo Sports — OG Anunoby’s ‘right hand of God’ has New York reaching for history
"Karl-Anthony Towns tried to explain it to OG Anunoby. He tried to tell him where the right hand belonged now, how one tip-in with 2.1 seconds left had already started traveling through New York sports memory, how a play can leave a player’s fingertips and belong to a city before the series is even over. Anunoby, naturally, gave him almost nothing. “I tried to explain it to him,” Towns said ...
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