With 6.4 seconds remaining in a game they trailed by a point to the Golden State Warriors, the San Antonio Spurs put the ball in the hands of De'Aaron Fox . The 2023 NBA Clutch Player of the Year took the ball behind the half-court line. After a screen from reigning Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, and with Victor Wembanyama in the paint pointing up to suggest a lob , Fox took a step back jumper from the left elbow extended over Gary Payton II.

The shot hit the front of the rim from Fox's viewpoint. The buzzer sounded tenths of a second later, cementing a second straight loss to Golden State.

Given his position on the other side of the rim from where Fox released the potential game-winner, Wemby was asked if his former All-Star teammate's shot looked like it was going through the

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