Knicks star Josh Hart reveals the moment he knew the Spurs were in trouble

For the first time in 53 years, the New York Knicks are NBA champions after Jalen Brunson exposed Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs. Special guest Craig Carton joins the show to break down the Spurs epic collapse.

New York Knicks star Josh Hart knew the San Antonio Spurs were in trouble well before they stepped on the same floor in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

Hart, 31, said the Spurs' blunder came during their celebration after winning Game 7 of the Western Conference finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder. After the Spurs knocked out the reigning champions to advance, Victor Wembanyama was brought to tears.

"Everyone’s talking to them about, ‘Yo, they’ve got to beat OKC. OKC’s going to repeat,’" Hart said during an episode of "The Roommates Show" with teammate Jalen Brunson recorded at Madison Square Garden Friday.

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New York Knicks forward Josh Hart after defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Rocket Arena in Cleveland May 23, 2026. (David Richard/Imagn Images)

"They beat OKC. For a young team, I feel like that was the mountaintop for them. That’s when I looked at (Brunson) and I was like, ‘You see that reaction? Because, like they think they’re going to win it. They think it’s over.'"

Hart contrasted the Spurs’ jubilation after beating the Thunder to the Knicks’ mindset after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers to advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 1999.

"You look at our reaction after we beat Cleveland. It was tough to celebrate because we were like, ‘We got four more.’ Obviously, winning the Eastern Conference is an amazing accomplishment, but we all looked at this like this is