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Fat Joe Claims Barney Dance Jinxed Victor Wembanyama in Historic Game 4 Knicks Comeback

The Terror Squad head honcho believes Wemby's crucial two missed free throws were because of his Humpty Dumpty dance.

(L-R) Fat Joe and Victor Wembanyama.
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Fat Joe has made it clear that he wants partial credit for Victor Wembanyama missing two crucial free throws in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.

The two missed shots from the San Antonio Spurs star, which went down late in the fourth quarter, led to the New York Knicks winning the game.

"When Wemby shot them two free throws, I did the Humpty Dumpty again. He missed them both again," Joey Crack told Stephen A. Smith in an Instagram clip. "I swear to God, look for the videotape. He missed them again."

Another video he posted to IG shows the Bronx rapper performing the Barney "Humpty Dumpty" dance courtside. "HIT EM WITH THE BARNEY DANCE ONCE AGAIN," he wrote.

If Wemby hadn't missed those shots, with 1:47 left on the clock, the Spurs' lead would have been extended to three points. Instead, New York held on for a 107-106 win — capped by OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds remaining — completing the largest comeback in NBA Finals history at 29 points.

Fat Joe previously discussed with Jadakiss how he did the dance during Game 2 when Wemby was at the free-throw line, causing him to miss. The Knicks won that game 105-104.

"I'm thinking I'm doing something, but I can't prove it," he told Jada. "This might be one of the first time that they captured one of Fat Joe's cap stories."

The Knicks now lead the series 3-1 with Game 5 set for Saturday night in San Antonio.

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