The nice thing about watching the NBA is that you'll always get a chance to see something you haven't seen before. Even if that thing is completely unnecessary. Just ask New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby.
The Knicks host the Detroit Pistons at Madison Square Garden on Thursday in a potential preview of the conference finals. It was an up-and-down affair from the start, with both teams refusing to budge.
In the second quarter, Anunoby took it a little too literally. He went up for a dunk, but Cade Cunningham intercepted the ball, which stuck to the side of the rim for a classic, all-time favorite, soul-enriching wedgie.
The great commentator Ian Eagle, in all his gusto, proudly exclaimed: "Oh! A dunk wedgie! That doesn't happen often!"
"It doesn't happen often!"
Cade blocks a dunk attempt at the rim for a wedgie 🖐️ pic.twitter.com/AnRdLR3S1n
- NBA (@NBA) 20 February 2026
If that doesn't get you excited, nothing will.
Of course, fans had to react to the unusual moment, with some insisting that Cunningham escaped the foul.
@PratikGroth said, "The veggie block is crazy. Cade is doing everything there."
@B82Scottie said, "At least it's not a high school game where the ref has to use a ladder or a broom."
"Posting this obvious foul as a highlight is crazy," @Nafta456 wrote.
@dj_immy_ echoed, "Show the replays closer. That's a foul."
“This game is so much fun,” @KOYIN_CENTRAL posted.
Anunoby's wedgie was a bad omen, as the Knicks fell to the Pistons, 126–111. They went 35-21, including 21-8 at home.
Anunoby struggled with eight points on 3 of 13 shooting, including 1 of 8 from long range. He also had four blocks.
Jalen Brunson had 33 points, six rebounds, eight assists and two steals. They also had six turnovers.
