- The Knicks defeated the Nets for the first time since 2019 on Wednesday in Brooklyn
- Quickley had 19 points and two assists in 24 minutes off the bench for the Knicks
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Spike Lee was bumped into Knicks star Immanuel Quickley while celebrating the guard's four-point play in New York's 121-102 win over Brooklyn.
Quickley converted a step-back 3-pointer off Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith and drew a technical foul with less than five minutes to play in Wednesday's game at Barclays Center.
What's more is that Finney-Smith stumbled to the ground as Quickley's shot found its way into the bucket.
'Immanuel Quickley just dabbed Spike Lee after that three ball and made a technical foul. That's as good a bow for this one as any,” one user commented on X afterwards.
Quickley was the Knicks' most impactful player off the bench in this week's midweek game, as he had 19 points and two assists in 24 minutes.
Immanuel Quickley hit a 3-ball that launched Spike Lee at Barclays Center on Wednesday.
Lee bumped into Quickley's chest after drawing a technical foul following his three-pointer for a 4-point play
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Lee is an avid Knicks fan and is often seen courtside at Madison Square Garden, despite his disagreements with Knicks owner James Dolan in the past.
He has been a regular season ticket holder for the Knicks at MSG since 1985, although his love for the team dates back to his childhood in Brooklyn in the 1960s.
Wednesday night's win in Brooklyn marked the Knicks' first win in four years in New York's most populous borough, ending a six-game losing streak in the city, where they haven't won since Dec. 26, 2019 won.
Lee and Quickley also did well, as the latter scored 19 points in 24 minutes off the bench
Knicks forward Julius Randle scored 26 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 23 and Jalen Brunson finished with 16.
“Everything's back to normal, I think,” Randle said after the game.
Cam Thomas and Cam Johnson each scored 20 points for the Nets, who lost their fourth straight game. Mikal Bridges continued to struggle, missing his first eight shots and finishing 4 for 21 for 15 points after going 4 for 16 at Utah on Monday.
The Nets missed 11 of their first 13 shots and the Knicks held a double-digit lead midway through the first quarter. At halftime they led 60-51.