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Florida man Saul Vargas justifies smashing NYC taxi during Knicks celebration because ‘it was my birthday’

Published by NY Post Sports on September 18, 2026 at 3:40 AM ET

A Florida man irrationally claimed he was celebrating his birthday as justification for destroying an NYC taxi in Manhattan following the Knicks' historic Game 4 comeback in the NBA Finals.

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