Magic's Desmond Bane launches ball a Knicks' OG Anunoby in bizarre moment

Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane was progressive successful an unusual infinitesimal with New York Knicks guardant OG Anunoby successful the 4th fourth of their matchup connected Sunday afternoon.

Anunoby was going up for a fastbreak layup with 3 Magic defenders astir him. He mislaid the shot arsenic helium went up for the changeable and fell retired of bounds. The shot remained successful bounds arsenic Bane took power of it.

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New York Knicks guardant OG Anunoby, left, and Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane, right, get into an altercation during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/John Munson)

Bane past nailed Anunoby with the shot arsenic the Knicks subordinate laic retired of bounds. Technically, the shot was retired of bounds disconnected of the Knicks. Anunoby got up and was conscionable arsenic perplexed arsenic everyone watching the crippled was. He pushed Bane arsenic helium got up. Bane was fixed a method foul.

New York won the crippled 106-100. Bane and Anunoby appeared to hash things retired and hugged each different aft the game.

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Orlando Magic defender Desmond Bane (3) drives to the handbasket betwixt New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson, left, and halfway Ariel Hukporti, right, during the 2nd fractional of an NBA hoops crippled Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Anunoby scored 21 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to assistance Jalen Brunson successful his scoring endeavors. Brunson had 30 points and 9 assists portion Josh Hart added 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Bane had 16 points and six rebounds.

Even bigger than the loss, Orlando took a immense stroke during the game. The squad mislaid Franz Wagner successful the archetypal 4th owed to a little near limb injury. He was averaging 23.4 points per crippled and had 7 points successful the archetypal 7 minutes of the crippled earlier helium suffered the injury.

New York Knicks defender Jalen Brunson takes the shot upcourt during the archetypal fractional of an NBA hoops crippled against the Orlando Magic, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/John Munson)

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The Magic said Wagner would beryllium reevaluated erstwhile the squad returned to Orlando.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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