The scary Knicks vs. Spurs scenario Caitlin Clark doesn’t want in NBA Finals

The New York Knicks are dominating through the 2026 NBA Playoffs like few teams in recent memory. With a thrilling 105-104 Game 2 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the Knicks completed their 13th consecutive playoff win, which is now the second-longest single-postseason winning streak in NBA history, behind only the 2017 Golden State Warriors’ record 15-game run. 

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They swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, handled the Spurs in two hostile road games and are now heading back to Madison Square Garden with a commanding series lead. So, it is safe to say that a sweep is pretty much on the table, and that’s exactly what Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark doesn’t want to see.

Clark, who was in New York during the Finals and witnessed the city’s energy firsthand, made her feelings crystal clear. As a pure basketball fan, she’s rooting for chaos over efficiency. 

She was out to dinner in the city watching a Knicks win on her phone alongside teammate Lexie Hull. After the final buzzer, she regretted not going straight to MSG to take in the crazy atmosphere, watch fans jump around on each other, and climb light poles. 

That street-level energy is exactly what she wants to celebrate with Knicks fans. But she also fears that if the Knicks continue their sweep run against the Spurs, she might miss the chaotic fun of great games.

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«I’m a fan of basketball, so I love great games. I don’t want the Knicks to sweep it… It’s been such a great series… Those Knicks fans are so passionate and crazy. I admire it. It’s pretty awesome,» Clark said. 

Caitlin Clark says she doesn’t want the Knicks to sweep the NBA finals, and that she wants the series to go to a Game 7 because she’s «a fan of basketball.»

«I’m a fan of basketball, so I love great games. I don’t want the Knicks to sweep it. I’m kind of indifferent on who… pic.twitter.com/XBBC97i29P

— Yanyan Li (@yyanyanli1) June 7, 2026

Now in her third WNBA season with the Fever, Clark has put her injury-disrupted 2025 campaign, where she was limited to just 13 games, behind her. After months of intensive rehab, she is back on the floor and is currently averaging 18.7 points and 8.2 assists across nine games this season.

However, her shocking wish is looking increasingly unlikely. No team in NBA history has ever recovered from losing the first two Finals games at home to win the championship. Game 3 tips off Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Madison Square Garden and the Knicks are heavy favorites to move within one win of ending a 53-year title drought.

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