On an off day during the NBA Finals, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama visited a park, sat on a bench and sketched the statue in front of him on a piece of paper.He could’ve been in the Tuileries or Jardin du Luxembourg or Jardin du Palais Royal in his native France. But no, he was in New York City, trying to find some peace and quiet and reset his mind after the Spurs had fallen behind the New York Knicks 2-0 in the finals.“Really tried to relax,” Wembanyama later said. “The playoffs, it’s like — I don’t know how to say that word — a whirlwind. It’s hard to put your head out of the water.” Sometimes he needed “some time off, let my brain cool down, recover,” he added. “Recover as much for the body as for the mind.”On Monday night, that park seemed so far away as Knicks fans rained vulgarities down on Wembanyama and his teammates inside Madison Square Garden. The Spurs responded with their best game of the series, a 115-111 win that required lots of mental fortitude and, in the end, sent Knicks fans home quiet.
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Get live updates as the San Antonio Spurs play the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in New York City. The Knicks maintain the series lead 2-1 after a Spurs victory on Monday.













