It must’ve been difficult for Adam Silver to maintain his composure and impartiality when the Spurs won Game 7 on Saturday night. The commissioner’s dream NBA Finals was clinched at that moment, when the flop-happy OKC Thunder lost the torch to the next great phenomenon, Victor Wembanyama.
The Knicks are the marquee franchise. Wemby is the marquee star.
Now they’re colliding.
The commish can’t lose. But for James Dolan to win, the Knicks must limit the seemingly limitless — a mobile 7-foot-4 center with shooting range, a tight dribble and tenacious attitude on defense.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
