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Desmond Bane T’d Up for Firing Ball at OG Anunoby in Knicks’ 106-100 Win

Officials labeled the throw a hostile act, sharpening focus on Bane’s mounting discipline questions this season.

New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby, left, and Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane, right, get into an altercation during the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)
Dec 7, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Og Anunoby (8) argues with Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane (3) in the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
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Dec 7, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane (3) reacts to a call in the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images

Overview

  • With just over six minutes left, Desmond Bane picked up a loose ball and fired it into OG Anunoby’s back while Anunoby was down and out of bounds.
  • After video review, officials assessed Bane a technical foul for a hostile act, even though the ball still returned to Orlando because it last touched Anunoby out of bounds.
  • Anunoby confronted Bane immediately, then downplayed the moment afterward as “funny” and added, “I should have caught it.”
  • Madison Square Garden fans booed Bane on ensuing possessions as New York closed out a 106-100 victory led by Jalen Brunson’s 30 points.
  • The incident fits a recent pattern for Bane, who was ejected earlier this season for spiking a ball at Onyeka Okongwu, and it came on a night when Orlando lost Franz Wagner to a lower‑leg injury pending re-evaluation after the team returns to Orlando.