Victor Wembanyama booed at home: Knicks fan invade San Antonio, heckle Spurs star in own building

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Victor Wembanyama has proven the latest in a line of Spurs supernovas to serve as a conductor of noise at home contests.

During Saturday’s Game 5 vs. the Knicks, Wembanyama was greeted by a different type of sound, however: jeers.

Here’s what you need to know about the soundtrack that followed the spindly superstar and his San Antonio teammates in Game 5.

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Victor Wembanyama booed at home

Wembanyama was subjected to an unfamiliar noise when he traipsed on top of the Frost Bank Arena floor ahead of Game 5. Boos spilled from the concourses he has tended to turn to raptures across his budding career.

This is not MSG, or a Knicks watch party, it’s San Antonio…

Unreal (via @sny_knicks) pic.twitter.com/rDcS25VI6x

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 14, 2026

New York fans have long been considered the NBA’s greatest globetrotters, routinely taking hold of opposition colosseums. That reputation reached new heights on Saturday night, one that laid bare just how much purchasing power those living in and around New York have.

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How many Knicks fan were at Spurs-Knicks game 5 .. can use those ticket purchasing stats?

Mobile ticket marketplace Gametime revealed that 54 percent of its Game 5 ticket sales came from buyers hailing from New York and New Jersey.

Knicks takeover in San Antonio? 👀

More than half of Game 5 tickets have been purchased by fans in the NY/NJ area 🗽

(via @Gametime) pic.twitter.com/z6ADiX02yY

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 12, 2026

It’s hard to track down an exact number of Knicks supporters in attendance at Saturday night’s game. However, ahead of the contest, the Spurs reportedly placed restrictions on sales. A note appeared on Ticketmaster indicating that customers with billing addresses located at least 150 miles outside of Frost Bank Center would have their tickets canceled and refunded.

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. released a statement reaffirming that those Knicks fans who purchased Game 5 tickets would be permitted to go to the game. Still, Ticketmaster’s message does indicate that an abundance of New Yorkers were planning on attending the contest.

A look at the number of New York-based celebrities at the contests suggests that hypothesis could be true.

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Knicks playoff road record

New York entered Game 5 with a 7-1 record in road playoff games. The Knicks’ only road postseason defeat came at the hands of the Hawks, who bested New York 109-108 in Game 3.