How Victor Wembanyama reacted to ‘Jalen Brunson’s your dad’ heckles at New York fan fest

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Losing the 2026 NBA Finals is still haunting San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama.

The 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks were expected to be a spectacle for basketball fans.

However, it turned out to be one of the most one-sided NBA Finals in recent memory as the Knicks lifted the Larry O’Brien trophy after five games.

Jalen Brunson took home the NBA Finals MVP trophy as he outplayed the Spurs, while Victor Wembanyama struggled with consistency during his first-ever finals appearance.

Heckling fan reminds Victor Wembanyama of his NBA Finals failure

Reaching the NBA Finals in Year 3 of his career is no small deal, but the way Wembanyama’s Spurs were outplayed by the Knicks was brutal.

The Spurs blew leads multiple times in the series, and as the face of the team, Wembanyama faced the wrath of NBA fans. In fact, the French superstar is still facing heckling fans more than a month after losing the NBA Finals.

This time around, a presumed Knicks fan called Brunson Wembanyama’s ‘dad’ when the Spurs star attended Fanatics Fest in New York.

“Jalen Brunson is your dad, Wemby,” a heckling fan said.

Wembanyama is one of the most vocal NBA stars, and more often than not, he responds to insults, be it on or off the hardwood.

However, this time around, Wemby could do nothing but laugh as he knew that allowing the Knicks to win the NBA Finals had made him an easy target for fans.