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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama was ejected in the second quarter of Sunday's Game 4 matchup against the Timberwolves.
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will not face further discipline from the NBA for elbowing Minnesota's Naz Reid in Game 4 of the teams' Western Conference semifinal series, a person with knowledge of the league's decision said Monday.
The NBA will not hand down any further punishment against Victor Wembanyama after the Spurs star elbowed Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid in the chin Sunday evening, according to ESPN .
Lost in the buzz around Victor Wembanyama getting ejected in the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 5 against Minnesota was a moment, captured on air by NBC, in which the third-year San Antonio star could be seen asking a teammate what the ruling by the referees meant.
The NBA is under pressure as calls for Victor Wembanyama to be suspended continue to grow following a controversial incident.
On some level, I understand why the NBA ultimately gave Victor Wembanyama grace. His violent elbow on Naz Reid in the San Antonio Spurs' Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves — which resulted in a well-earned ejection — was a first for the French phenom as an NBA player.
Victor Wembanyama is collecting all the heat from the NBA community. Fans and experts alike are shredding the San Antonio Spurs star for elbowing Naz Reid in Game 4 of the playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.