IRVINE, Calif. — Just like millions of people across America, half of the U.S. men’s national soccer team erupted in celebration when the New York Knicks completed their historic comeback in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.More than a dozen U.S. players were gathered at their team hotel around a projector screen watching the final seconds of the game when OG Anunoby charged after Jalen Brunson’s three-pointer and tipped in the rebound to give the Knicks a 107-106 win.Chaos ensued.Less than 48 hours before the team’s World Cup opener — Friday at SoFi Stadium against Paraguay — midfielder Tyler Adams jumped over multiple couches. Defender Chris Richards, who hasn’t played in nearly a month due to an ankle injury but said Wednesday that he’s “ready” to play, leapt on top of a pile of players at the team’s hotel in Southern California.Minutes later, U.S. Soccer posted a video of the team’s reaction to its social media accounts.
SOMEONE CHECK ON KNICKS FAN TYLER ADAMS https://t.co/ISvTYiYAie pic.twitter.com/2yy3qpec1S
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) June 11, 2026Fans commented with their fears watching some of the team’s best players pile up with, as one account put it, “limbs flying everywhere.” The X page of the American Outlaws, the supporters group for the U.S., posted a simple message that summed it up: “Heart stopped about 12 times watching this.”
