Victor Wembanyama's Game 4 ejection draws Spurs coach defence

9 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11

Mitch Johnson said after Sunday's 117-110 loss in Minneapolis that the 7-foot-4 Spurs star was protecting himself when he struck Naz Reid, making it the first ejection of his career.
Wembanyama was given a Flagrant 2 after flailing his right arm into Reid's neck while Reid and Jaden McDaniels swarmed him and McDaniels tugged his left arm.
Johnson called the physical treatment of Wembanyama "disgusting" and said a Game 5 suspension would be ridiculous because there was "zero intent". Minnesota's win levelled the second-round series 2-2.

Did Coach Johnson’s public criticism of officials help his player, or will it provoke a harsher penalty?

Is Wembanyama's first career ejection a sign of a larger officiating crisis in the NBA playoffs?

Will the NBA's ruling on Wembanyama's suspension set a new precedent for protecting star players?