By Alyssa Aguilar, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-06-04 19:31:57
2026年6月4日，星期四，在圣安东尼奥，球迷和游客来到阿拉莫遗址外观看ESPN的《NBA Today》节目。
周四上午，总决赛的辩论战场从霜冻银行中心转移到了阿拉莫广场。在纽约尼克斯赢下总决赛首战后，ESPN的《First Take》节目吸引了大量马刺和尼克斯的球迷，而维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 自然成为了热议的焦点。
在周三晚上的首战结束几个小时后，ESPN在阿拉莫广场搭起舞台，准备在上午9点直播《First Take》。马刺球迷在舞台周围的护栏旁排起长队，高呼着“Go Spurs Go”，而尼克斯球迷也融入了圣安东尼奥市中心的这片人群中。
参与本期直播的嘉宾包括斯蒂芬·A·史密斯 (Stephen A. Smith)、谢伊·佩普勒·科内特 (Shae Peppler Cornette)、肯德里克·帕金斯 (Kendrick Perkins)、切尼·奥古米克 (Chiney Ogwumike) 和布赖恩·温德霍斯特 (Brian Windhorst)。他们深入剖析了文班亚马在第一场比赛中的表现、尼克斯的胜利以及系列赛接下来的走向。
帕金斯称赞文班亚马是NBA未来的门面，但他也指出，这位马刺球星在第一场比赛中过于依赖跳投。此外，帕金斯表示，尼克斯中锋卡尔-安东尼·唐斯 (Karl-Anthony Towns) 的身体对抗强度超出了预期，并在对抗中压制了文班亚马，这让他感到有些意外。
2026年6月4日，星期四，在圣安东尼奥，球迷和游客来到阿拉莫遗址外观看ESPN的《NBA Today》节目。
“文班需要明白，他首先是一个大个子。每次他选择跳投时，如果我是对手，我都会说声谢谢——不管他能不能投进，”帕金斯说道，“他在进攻端必须做得更好。”
奥古米克则反驳称，尼克斯获得了更多的二次进攻得分，并提到马刺球迷对文班亚马的支持是毫无保留且不知疲倦的。
“你们会没事的，别让这些尼克斯球迷扰乱了你们的心态，”科内特向焦虑的马刺球迷建议道。
马刺与尼克斯球迷挤爆阿拉莫广场
马刺球迷身穿球衣、头戴球帽、手持旗帜来到现场，他们紧贴着护栏，只为一睹ESPN录制现场的风采，并不时爆发出“Go Spurs Go”的呐喊声；而为了总决赛专程飞往圣安东尼奥的尼克斯球迷则站在不远处。
2026年6月4日，星期四，在圣安东尼奥，球迷和游客来到阿拉莫遗址外观看ESPN的《NBA Today》节目。
马刺球迷詹妮弗·罗德里格斯 (Jennifer Rodriguez) 表示，ESPN评论员的言论并没有让她感到意外。
“我们都习惯了，”她说。她指出，全国性媒体的评论员很少给马刺赞美，这是常有的事，因为史密斯和帕金斯一直在反复强调马刺在第二场比赛中所面临的严峻形势。
来自长岛的退休历史教师兼篮球教练安东尼·鲍威尔 (Anthony Powell) 专程前往圣安东尼奥为尼克斯加油。作为一名资深球迷，鲍威尔表示，纽约必须抓住这次总决赛的机会，因为一旦文班亚马和马刺成长起来，他们将成为全联盟其他球队更难对付的劲敌。
“今年过后，其他球队就没戏了，圣安东尼奥将统治联盟，”鲍威尔说道，“在这之后，他们有潜力连续几年夺得NBA总冠军。”
纽约尼克斯球迷安东尼·鲍威尔专门从长岛飞来观看NBA总决赛。在尼克斯首战击败马刺的第二天，他来到了阿拉莫广场。鲍威尔表示，这轮系列赛可能是尼克斯在很长一段时间内夺得拉里·奥布莱恩冠军奖杯的最后机会，因为马刺可能很快就会统治NBA。
随着太阳在阿拉莫广场上空越升越高，ESPN舞台周围的人群也变得更加喧闹。马刺和尼克斯的球迷们交谈着、呐喊着，一边擦着脸上的汗水，一边高举着标语和旗帜，在圣安东尼奥第二场大战来临前，让总决赛的狂热气氛持续沸腾。
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ESPN’s ‘First Take’ draws Spurs, Knicks fans to Alamo Plaza
Fans and tourists come out to see ESPN’s NBA Today show outside of the Alamo on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in San Antonio.
The NBA Finals debate moved from Frost Bank Center to Alamo Plaza on Thursday morning, where ESPN’s “First Take” drew Spurs fans, Knicks fans and plenty of Victor Wembanyama talk after New York’s Game 1 win.
Hours after Wednesday night’s Game 1, ESPN’s stage was set up in Alamo Plaza for a 9 a.m. live broadcast of “First Take.” Spurs fans lined the barricades around the stage, chanting “Go Spurs Go,” while Knicks fans mixed into the crowd in downtown San Antonio.
The broadcast featured Stephen A. Smith, Shae Peppler Cornette, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike and Brian Windhorst, who broke down Wembanyama’s Game 1 performance, the Knicks’ win and how the series could shift from here.
Perkins praised Wembanyama as a future face of the NBA but said the Spurs star relied too much on jump shots in Game 1. He also said Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns was more physical than expected and overpowered Wembanyama, which surprised him.
Fans and tourists come out to see ESPN’s NBA Today show outside of the Alamo on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in San Antonio.
“Wemby needs to understand that he’s a big man first, every time he shoots jump shots, if I’m on the other side, I’m saying thank you—regardless if he makes the shots or not,” Perkins said “he has to be better offensively.”
Ogwumike debated that the Knicks had more second-chance points and mentioned that the Spurs fans support Wembanyama tirelessly.
“You’ll be fine, don’t let any of these Knicks fans get in your head,” Cornette said as advice for worried fans.
Spurs, Knicks fans pack Alamo Plaza
Spurs fans arrived in jerseys, hats and flags, pressing against the barricades for a look at the ESPN set and breaking into “Go Spurs Go” chants while Knicks fans who flew to San Antonio for the Finals stood nearby.
Fans and tourists come out to see ESPN’s NBA Today show outside of the Alamo on Thursday, June 4, 2026, in San Antonio.
Spurs fan Jennifer Rodriguez said the ESPN commentators didn’t say anything that surprised her.
“We’re used to it,” she said, noting that it’s typical for the Spurs to receive little praise from national commentators as Smith and Perkins kept circling back to the high stakes facing the team in Game 2.
Anthony Powell, a retired history teacher and basketball coach from Long Island, traveled to San Antonio to support the Knicks. Powell, a longtime fan, said New York needs to take advantage of this Finals chance before Wembanyama and the Spurs grow into a bigger problem for the rest of the league.
“After this year, it’s going to be over for everybody else, San Antonio is going to be running things,” Powell said, “They have the potential to win the NBA championship several years in a row after this.”
New York Knicks fan Anthony Powell flew in from Long Island for the NBA Finals and found himself in Alamo Plaza a day after the Knicks beat the Spurs in Game 1. Powell said this series may be the Knicks’ last chance for a long while to win the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy because the Spurs may soon dominate the NBA.
As the sun rose higher over Alamo Plaza, the crowd around ESPN’s stage grew louder. Spurs and Knicks fans talked, chanted and wiped sweat from their faces as they held signs and flags, keeping the Finals buzz going ahead of Game 2 in San Antonio.
By Alyssa Aguilar, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News