Photo Credit: RZA performing with Wu-Tang Clan by The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0
Wu-Tang Clan played an unusual halftime show during Wednesday’s NBA Finals Game 4, with the New York Knicks down 27 points against the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. After the Wu performed their magic set, however, something strange happened.
After Trump caught flak for cursing the Knicks, perhaps Wu-Tang Clan was the antidote.
The legendary rap group took center court at halftime with the Knicks down 27 points, as Game 4 of the NBA Finals seemed out of reach against a controlling San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night (June 10th). But that was before the Knicks miraculously overcame an eventual 29-point deficit to surpass the Spurs and take a strong lead in the championship series — undoubtedly fueled by the motivating classics of the Clan.
For superstitious sports fans, Wu might have been the magic potion. The legendary hip-hop group is in the midst of its (so-called) farewell tour, Wu-Tang: The Final Chamber, with the second North American leg set to kick off in August. The group is also due to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.
Wu-Tang’s halftime show follows Cardi B’s performance during Monday’s Game 3, also at Madison Square Garden. There, the Bronx native performed a medley of some of her biggest hits, including “Bodak Yellow” and “Bodega Baddie.”
Currently consisting of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and Cappadonna, Wu-Tang was formed in NYC’s Staten Island in 1992.
The group is currently on hiatus from its self-proclaimed farewell tour, having stopped in Japan last month and hitting the second North American leg starting in August. They will be joined by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Wu-Tang completed their first North American leg last year before touring Europe and Oceania in March 2026.
Earlier this year, the group also mourned the loss of one of their founding members, Oliver “Power” Grant, who passed away at age 52 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Celebrity superfans including Jay-Z, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Larry David, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Robert Kraft—and even President Donald Trump and NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani—have all been spotted attending the games since last week.
