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Lights appear to go out on Landry Shamet during ESPN interview after Knicks’ sweep

Nypost · · 371 words · By Ryan Giancola
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The Knicks shot the lights out of the Rocket Arena, but nobody took that old adage literally.

Claims checked 12
Techniques found 1
Topics 2

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What happened

The Knicks shot the lights out of the Rocket Arena, but nobody took that old adage literally.

Why it matters

That was until the lights really went out during a postgame interview Monday night.

Common ground

Landry Shamet, the sharpshooting Knicks guard, was around one minute into his interview with ESPN’s “Inside the NBA” when it appeared most of the lights in the arena shut off.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “They became the first team the first team to win by such margins in a sweep preceding the NBA Finals since the 1950 Lakers”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding the 1950 Lakers record.
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Claim 2: “Shamet’s sharpshooting was a key piece in the Knicks’ Eastern Conference finals sweep”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm the New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 in the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals to return to the NBA Finals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1969–70 New York Knicks season was the 24th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks had a then single-season NBA record 18 straight victories en route to 60–22 record, which was the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969–70_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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Claim 3: “none were more important than his game-tying 3-pointer with just 47 seconds left in Game 1”
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Multiple sources, including an Instagram post and a web search result, confirm Shamet hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 47 seconds left in Game 1.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 23, 2026 ... Shamet a three-pointer... it's good! Tie game! OCR. SHAMET SHOT 11/12 FROM 3 IN THE ECF! NY LEADS 2-0 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MADISON SQUARE ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYtGpYRxGvq/
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... Out of the 11 3s he made, none were more important than his game-tying 3-pointer with just 47 seconds left in Game 1. That crucial shot ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lights-appear-landry-shame…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 ... 80 votes, 10 comments. Replay of game 1, as much as I know the Knicks are just a better team, not really sure what you can even do when a ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1t9hggq/highlights_lan…
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Claim 4: “the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are tied 2-2 in the Western Conference finals”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “the last time the playoffs saw a lights-out shooter like Shamet in a series was in 2017, when Cavaliers guard Kyle Korver went 11-for-20 from beyond the arc against the Raptors”
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While Kyle Korver is a known shooter and one source mentions him shooting 4-for-6 in a specific 2017 game, there is no evidence provided confirming he went 11-for-20 against the Raptors in a single series or game as the specific benchmark for this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2003 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2003, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 internationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 NBA draft (branded as the 2022 NBA Draft presented by State Farm for sponsorship reasons), the 76th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft, was held on June 23, 2022, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981) is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Associ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Korver
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Claim 6: “the lights really went out during a postgame interview Monday night”
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One web search result explicitly mentions the lights going out during a postgame interview on Monday night at Rocket Arena, but no other independent sources corroborate this specific event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 215,006 at the 2020 census, making it the 100th-most populous city in the U.S., while the Huntsville metropolitan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have scored 60 or more points in a regular season game. This feat has been accomplished 93 times in NBA history by 38 differe…
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Claim 7: “the finals start June 3”
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Claim 8: “That crucial shot helped propel the Knicks to win in overtime”
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Multiple independent sources (YouTube, ESPN, and other web results) confirm the Knicks won Game 1 of the ECF in overtime after a historic comeback.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... Knicks Captain Jalen Brunson lead the Knicks to a historic 22-point comeback in the 4th quarter to bring the game to overtime and eventually ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk-cKc-pN0U
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... NEW YORK -- Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, ...
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48821809/knicks-rally-22…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... With an INCREDIBLE comeback the Knicks take Game 1 of the ECF in OVERTIME! New York Knicks | #AlwaysKnicks ; Carl Lemke · 3d ; Rob Borders · 4d.
https://www.facebook.com/MSGNetworks/posts/with-an-incredibl…
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Claim 9: “The Knicks secured their Finals spot for the first time since 1999 by beating Cleveland by double-digits in every game of the series”
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While the sweep and the return to the Finals since 1999 are corroborated, the specific detail that they won by double-digits in every game of the series is not independently corroborated across multiple sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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web search NEUTRAL — Traveling to Spain in June and France in September, Pope Leo XIV will find traditionally Catholic but now staunchly secular countries with an abundance of historic churches but few people in the pews.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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Claim 10: “The Knicks also hold a +19.4-point differential throughout the playoffs, the highest in NBA history since the 2017 Golden State Warriors’ +16.3”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific point differential of +19.4 or the comparison to the 2017 Warriors.
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Claim 11: “Landry Shamet, the sharpshooting Knicks guard, was around one minute into his interview with ESPN’s “Inside the NBA” when it appeared most of the lights in the arena shut off”
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The detail about the lights shutting off approximately one minute into Landry Shamet's interview with ESPN's 'Inside the NBA' is mentioned in one source, but not corroborated by others.
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web search NEUTRAL — Control your lighting from any smart device, from indoor and outdoor lights to security lights, smart bulbs and dimmers. Learn the types of ceiling lights and how to use light to make your home look m…
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Claim 12: “Shamet went 11-for-12 from 3-point range over the four games, a hot streak that nobody in NBA playoffs history has ever matched percentage-wise”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Landry Shamet shot 11-for-12 (91.7%) from three-point range in the Eastern Conference Finals, establishing a playoff record.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA draft was the 78th edition of the National Basketball Association's annual draft. Unlike recent years, the 2024 draft took place over two nights. This was the first NBA draft held over mu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Landry Michael Shamet () (born March 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landry_Shamet
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