Finals security scare as fan rushes court to take selfie with Wemby

A fan ran onto the court midway through the fourth quarter of game one of the NBA Finals, appearing to try to take a selfie next to San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.

The fan came from the sideline opposite the team benches, starting from behind the play and running into San Antonio’s offensive end.

The person was quickly pulled from the court by two security guards and it did not appear the person made any contact with Wembanyama or any New York Knicks players.

Play was stopped for about a minute before the game resumed with a jump ball.

The fan was taken out of the court area through a baseline tunnel before the Knicks struck first in the series.

Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second half deficit to beat the Spurs 105-95.

OG Anunoby had 17 points for New York - which has won 12 consecutive playoff games, the seventh team to have such a streak in NBA history.

A hobbling Brunson left the game with an injury scare in the first half after his leg got caught awkwardly in an accidental collision with Spurs veteran Harrison Barnes.

But the All-Star guard played through the pain barrier to hit some trademark clutch shots as the underdog Knicks, who finished on an 11-0 run, made a little more history.

They became the first team to beat San Antonio in a game one of the title series - the Spurs were 6-0 in those - and this is also the first time the Spurs have ever trailed a finals before the finish.

Brunson scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, and sealed victory with a spinning jumper while falling to the court with 38 seconds left.

“He’s a gamer, man,” Knicks coach Mike Brown said.

“In the biggest moments, he shows up. He did what MVP candidates are supposed to do. He carried us home. We put the ball in his hands and he got it done for us down the stretch. Jalen’s tough as nails. To me, he didn’t seem like he had any effect afterwards.”

Victor Wembanyama had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, but he shot a clunky 6/21 from the field in his finals debut.

“I was bad tonight,” Wembanyama said.

“It’s not more complicated than that. I think we let that one go.”

Stephon Castle scored 17, while Julian Champagnie and Dylan Harper each had 16 for the Spurs and De’Aaron Fox struggled with an awful 3/13 shooting.

Former San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich was at the game, as he’s been for every finals game in Spurs history, albeit watching from a suite and not stomping the San Antonio sideline.

So were Knicks great Patrick Ewing and the world’s most recognisable New York fans: Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan, Ben Stiller, Fat Joe, Timothee Chalamet and more.

The Knicks haven’t won the championship since 1973 and were last in the finals in 1999 - a series they lost 4-1 to Popovich’s Spurs.