Mike Brown’s viral prayer to Victor Vembanyama was answered in the NBA Cup Finals
On Tuesday evening, New York Knicks lifted their first NBA Cup trophy with a win over the San Antonio Spurs in a game played from Las Vegas. It was a balanced attack from a Knicks team that previously knocked off the Orlando Magic to reach the final round, before knocking off the Spurs.
Even though he was on a minutes restriction, the Knicks still had to deal with the Spurs superstar Victor Vembanyamaand before the game the head coach Mike Brown became 100% honest what a difficult task that would be it.
“I think his stats are the same as anybody that played Wemby the night before,” Brown said, per Zach Bachar of Bleacher Report. “Go to church, kneel and pray to the good lord.”
Those prayers were mostly answered in the win over the Spurs, with the French superstar forced into some bad turnovers and also mostly limited to the perimeter on offense, where his jump shot started to cool down after the game.
It should be noted that Vembanyama played with a heavy heart in this game, as it was revealed after the competition that his grandmother had died earlier in the day in France.
For the Knicks, their main goal entering this NBA season clearly wasn’t just to win the NBA Cup and be satisfied with that, but it’s a good sign of how much the team has progressed in a short amount of time in 2025.
The Knicks were a frustrating team to open the season, unable to find ways to win away from Madison Square Garden, but they seem to have put those shortcomings behind them now.
The Knicks will next take the floor Thursday night on the road against the Indiana Pacers.
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