Summer House star West Wilson is rooting for a Knicks-in-six finish—even if it means his “Aftermath” reunion bonus episode airs while the NBA finals are still playing out on Tuesday, June 16.
West Wilson’s “Knicks in six” mindset is strong enough to survive a tight schedule and a very specific kind of TV timing.
On Friday. June 12. the Summer House star. 31. said on his “Show Me Something” podcast that he’s hoping the New York Knicks’ road to the championship runs straight through the calendar—even if it collides with Bravo’s reunion bonus episode. “This could be the best f***ing thing ever,” Wilson said, before getting into what comes next. “I thought [by] Tuesday … I thought I was going to get to catch my breath and we were all moving on. and they were like. ‘Bonus episode next week.’ I was like. ‘Motherf***ing f***.’”.
That “bonus episode next week” is Bravo’s three-part Summer House season 10 reunion wrap, which recently went into “The Aftermath.” The special, titled “The Aftermath,” is set to air Tuesday, June 16—right in the middle of the moment Wilson has been eyeing for basketball.
His dream scenario hinges on Game 6. The New York Knicks play the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, June 13, for a chance to win the championship. If the Spurs win and pick up their second victory of the series, they’ll force a Game 6. That would send both teams back to New York City’s Madison Square Garden for another matchup—on the same night “The Aftermath” is scheduled to air.
Wilson made the overlap sound like a live-wire payoff. “If the Spurs win Saturday and they go back to MSG and they play game 6. it will be Tuesday night [at] the same time they air this f***ing. goddamn bonus episode. ” he said. “Give me f***ing Knicks in 6 at the same time as this s*** on TV. I will be the happiest person in the motherf***ing world.”.
He pushed the point even further with a countdown that mixed sports and reunion fallout. “I swear to God, give me the Spurs Saturday and the Knicks on f***ing Tuesday night, and we will pop champagne on this f***ing podcast Wednesday,” he said.
The “Aftermath” special itself is built around the fallout from the tell-all Summer House season 10 reunion. which wrapped earlier this week before the network greenlit the bonus episode. The project is meant to turn cameras back on as cast members process the emotional aftereffects of the reunion’s recent drama.
Wilson’s comments also loop back to the central storyline of the reunion: his relationship with costar Amanda Batula. Their romance became a major talking point during the season 10 reunion. which revolved around Batula announcing her separation from husband Kyle Cooke earlier this year. The situation also landed heavily with Ciara Miller, 34, who previously dated Wilson and was close friends with Batula.
And while Wilson and Batula tried to quell speculation of relationship overlap during the reunion, they sat down separately with Cooke and with Lindsay Hubbard on “The Aftermath” to “further clear the air.”
One insider described how those conversations landed. “Kyle and Lindsay met up first in person [before sitting down with West and Amanda] and talked about rising above it all and getting to the bottom of the drama. ” a source exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday. “They don’t feel there were answers at the reunion. They are concerned about Amanda. They don’t trust West.” The source also said Cooke attempted to ask Wilson whether he loved Batula and if the scandal “has been worth it.”.
Even before “The Aftermath” hits Tuesday, the reunion’s pressure cooker has already had a second life online. It was the audio leak that spread fast: on April 23. shortly after the Summer House cast filmed their highly anticipated reunion special in New York City. unauthorized recordings from the set went viral. In the clips, emotions ran high as castmates appeared to press Amanda Batula and West Wilson on their shocking situation.
Now, with NBA finals timing and Bravo’s reunion fallout both converging on Tuesday, June 16, Wilson has made it clear where his priorities—and celebrations—would land if the Spurs send the Knicks into a Game 6 at Madison Square Garden.
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Knicks in six lol. ESPN don’t even need to try.
So he’s mad the reunion episode is on during the finals? Just watch it later… unless the Knicks actually win and then it’s like mandatory or something.
Wait I thought “Aftermath” means like after the game though? So the bonus episode is literally gonna air while Game 6 is happening at MSG? That’s kinda messed up but also Bravo gonna Bravo, I guess. Also Knicks in six… isn’t that like the basketball curse??
This whole thing sounds fake to me. Like Summer House reunion bonus episode at the same time as NBA finals… ok sure. Next they’re gonna tell me the Spurs are purposely losing so Madison Square Garden can “schedule” a game on Tuesday. I don’t even know who West Wilson is but if the Knicks win then it’s entertainment either way.