Former NFL defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko has built a reputation on social media for his unfiltered and brutally honest opinions.
Following the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, Victor Wembanyama and his team became the latest targets of the former NFL player’s sharp criticism.
Breiden Fehoko Blasts Victor Wembanyama After Disappointing NBA Finals Performance
After the Knicks’ 94-90 win over the Spurs on Saturday sealed a 4-1 series victory, a photo circulated on X via Legion Hoops showing New York fans reportedly burning a Wembanyama jersey as they celebrated their title. At the same time, Wembanyama got grilled by Fehoko on social media.
“I’m also cool on Wemby. You can’t be that big and soft. You have an advantage over everyone in the league, and you can’t decide if you wanna be KD or Patrick Beverley. Give the keys to (Dylan) Harper and get him a real star. These two terrorists ain’t it,” Fehoko tweeted.
I’m also cool on Wemby. You can’t be that big and soft. You have an advantage over everyone in the league and you can’t decide if you wanna be KD or Patrick Beverley.
Give the keys to Harper and get him a real star. These two terrorists ain’t it.
— Breiden Fehoko (@BreidenFehoko) June 14, 2026
Regardless of Fehoko’s criticism, don’t expect Wembanyama to go anywhere. Wembanyama is still in only his third NBA season and he has already emerged as a superstar. He led the Spurs to the second-best regular-season record in the league and an NBA Finals run, even eliminating the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals after a seven-game battle that included two elimination-game wins.
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However, the Finals against the Knicks told a different story, as the Spurs often started games strong and held early leads, but they struggled to maintain momentum as the series progressed. Wembanyama’s shooting numbers reflected the difficulties, as he finished the Finals shooting 42.3% from the field and 27.2% from 3-point range, while also struggling in fourth quarters across multiple games.
Wembanyama also accumulated three flagrant foul points in the postseason. However, his overall season remained historic. He was named to the All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team, won Defensive Player of the Year unanimously, finished third in MVP voting, and earned Western Conference Finals MVP honors after leading the Spurs to a 62-win season and a conference championship.
In his postgame press conference, Wembanyama spoke about what will motivate him the most this summer after losing the NBA Finals.
“What I’m pissed about is that there’s probably a hundred games before we can be back in Finals,” Wembanyama said. “So, I don’t know how to say it in English, but I’m going to have to, you know, hold that inside of me and slow down and wait, and execute for a hundred games.”
Wembanyama projects to form a special tandem with Harper, who came off the bench for the Spurs in Game 5 and delivered a standout performance with 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three, in 31 minutes. Despite being a rookie, he joined James Harden and Manu Ginóbili as the only players in NBA history to record at least 200 points, 100 rebounds, and 50 assists off the bench in a single postseason.
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Fehoko is frustrated that Wembanyama and such a promising team fell short. But he is still developing and the best is yet to come from the generational talent who is still just 22 years old. As he said after last night’s loss, he and the Spurs took plenty of lessons from this NBA Finals loss.
“This is the biggest lesson of my life, the biggest learning moment,” Wembanyama said. “I can’t tell you exactly what the lesson is, but we’re learning from that, for sure. I’m learning more than any other time in my life before… This has been a hell of a year in terms of experience. I don’t think we could have learned more and gained more experience in one Playoff run and in one season, and personally in 18 months. It’s been hard and full of lessons… As a team, there’s no better experience than what we just lived.”
