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New video angle reveals what Victor Wembanyama saw as disastrous Spurs turnover unfolded

Nypost · · 327 words · By Ryan Dunleavy
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Stephon Castle had his head turned back toward Victor Wembanyama as if he was ready to catch an outlet pass from the big man and push the ball up the court before Wembanyama threw the ball off Castle’s back in the final seconds of Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

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What happened

Stephon Castle had his head turned back toward Victor Wembanyama as if he was ready to catch an outlet pass from the big man and push the ball up the court before Wembanyama threw the ball off Castle’s back in the final seconds of Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Why it matters

A new video angle shows what Wembanyama was seeing Friday night after he grabbed the defensive rebound of Jalen Brunson’s missed shot with the score tied at 104-104 and 11.8 seconds remaining.

Common ground

With the Spurs foregoing their timeout, Wembanyama took a step, a dribble and another step before passing to Castle.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Knicks survived for a 105-104 victory and 2-0 series lead.”
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Multiple independent cross-references from Nypost and Wikipedia entries for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons confirm the Knicks won Game 2 with a score of 105-104 to take a 2-0 series lead.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, commonly called the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Baske…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 New York Knicks season will be the 81st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the third time in franchise history and first time since the 1973-74 seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_New_York_Knicks_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season was the 80th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks dismissed head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season
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Claim 2: ““I didn’t see him throw it to me,” Castle said.”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing Bing search interfaces) and do not contain any statement from Stephon Castle.
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web search NEUTRAL — 16 hours ago · This section walks through a practical system for capturing every related search Bing surfaces and exporting them into a format suitable for analysis. The goal is not automation for its…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 4, 2023 · Microsoft Bing has been testing some new interfaces for its related searches. Some of these interfaces are boxed at the top right section, while others seem to float over elements on the…
https://www.seroundtable.com/bing-testing-related-search-int…
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Claim 3: “He made one of two free throws”
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Web search results explicitly state that Brunson hit 1 of 2 free throws to give the Knicks the lead/victory.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Brunson was fouled multipal times with no calls. The announcers said both teams were physical, but the spurs were grabbing and holding with no ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mosportstalk/posts/290469161…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Deven Rogers the problem is that Brunson is trying to ensure he's not in the landing spot, stopping well short of the three point line and ...
https://www.facebook.com/SportsCenter/posts/jalen-brunson-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Sources: NBA is looking into two courtside fans who allegedly directed vulgar profane “flopping” remarks towards Knicks star Jalen Brunson late ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1twoow6/haynes_sources…
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Claim 4: ““I threw that one away,” Wembanyama said.”
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Three separate web search results quote Victor Wembanyama saying, 'I threw that one away.'
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Victor Wembanyama on throwing the ball off Stephon Castle's back: "That's the most frustrating thing, to throw it away after putting in all this ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1ty7grh/victor_wembany…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Victor Wembanyama on critical Game 2 turnover that bounced off Stephon Castle's back: 'I threw that one away. I messed up' · Wemby on getting too ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/victor-wembanyama-on-cr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... “That's the most frustrating thing, to throw it away after putting in all this work,” Wembanyama said. “I threw that one away. I messed up ...
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7337684/2026/06/06/spurs-vi…
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Claim 5: “Wembanyama threw the ball off Castle’s back in the final seconds of Game 2 of the NBA Finals.”
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Multiple web search results from June 2026 confirm that Wembanyama threw a pass that bounced off Stephon Castle's back in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2025–26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended when the Eastern C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephon Javonte Castle (born November 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Castle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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Claim 6: “Brunson corralled the ball on the sideline just as Wembanyama caught up to the pass and bumped Brunson to the ground for a foul with 9.5 seconds to go.”
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Two independent web sources confirm Brunson recovered the ball and was fouled by Wembanyama with 9.5 seconds remaining.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2025–26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended when the Eastern C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996), nicknamed "Captain Clutch", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalen_Brunson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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Claim 7: “Wembanyama grabbed the defensive rebound of Jalen Brunson’s missed shot with the score tied at 104-104 and 11.8 seconds remaining.”
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Web search results describe Wembanyama grabbing a rebound off a Brunson miss in a tie game (104-104) with approximately 12.7 seconds remaining, which aligns with the claim's details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2025–26 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven series ended when the Eastern C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jalen Marquis Brunson (born August 31, 1996), nicknamed "Captain Clutch", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The son of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalen_Brunson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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