Updated
Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 11
Wembanyama Reaches 3 Flagrant Points, Moves 1 From Suspension
Updated
Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 11

Wembanyama Reaches 3 Flagrant Points, Moves 1 From Suspension

3 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 11

Summary

  • Victor Wembanyama picked up his second flagrant foul of the postseason in San Antonio's 107-106 Game 4 Finals loss, leaving him one point short of an automatic suspension.
  • With 9:27 left in the third quarter, officials assessed a Flagrant 1 after Wembanyama elbowed Karl-Anthony Towns in the chin during a tie-up near the 3-point line.
  • Those three postseason flagrant points include a Flagrant 2 against Minnesota's Naz Reid in the West semifinals, when excessive contact above the neck led to Wembanyama's ejection.
  • The latest ruling adds to scrutiny from Game 3, when the NBA later deemed his shove of Jalen Brunson a foul but declined to upgrade it to a flagrant.

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