Knicks fans screaming about the league not retroactively upgrading Victor Wembanyama’s foul should actually be counting their blessings tonight. Why? Because while they were focused on Wemby, I'm told the NBA league office was reviewing this entire bench clearing sequence and specifically the actions of Jose Alvarado who previously served a major three-game suspension for having been involved in a nearly identical bench-clearing incident in 2024 against the Miami Heat. When the scuffle kicks off under the basket, several Knicks players leave the bench area in violation of the rules and Alvarado gets right in the middle of the scrum. He is seen pushing, heavily engaged with both Luke Kornet and De'Aaron Fox, waving his finger and escalating the tension getting face to face with Fox. Under the NBA’s strict bench-clearing rules, he is undeniably not acting as a "peacekeeper." The Knicks players left the bench before San Antonio called timeout. If the league had decided to apply the letter of the black and white law regarding bench conduct and physical escalation, as they have multiple times this season, New York could easily be down a crucial backcourt piece or 4 for Game 4. Take the Wembanyama non-upgrade as a wash and be thankful, because the Knicks dodged a massive suspension bullet here. 🧵 #GoSpursGo #PorVida  #NBAFinals

Stephon Castle says retired coaching great Gregg Popovich spoke to the Spurs. His message? "'Let the last two games go. It happened. They were very winnable games...' And you know, we feel like we gave them those games, but, um... now we gotta let those go and, and focus on the next one. We feel like the next game is the most important game of the series."