Sources: Wemby avoids suspension, will play G5
Key takeaways
- Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will not face any further discipline for elbowing Minnesota's Naz Reid and will play in Game 5 against the Timberwolves in San Antonio, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
- That penalty triggers an automatic ejection.
- Sitting on the bench when the penalty was announced, Wembanyama appeared to ask teammate Harrison Barnes, "What does that mean?"
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Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will not face any further discipline for elbowing Minnesota's Naz Reid and will play in Game 5 against the Timberwolves in San Antonio, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Wembanyama was whistled for an offensive foul in Sunday night's Game 4 loss as soon as he struck Reid, who had swarmed the NBA Defensive Player of the Year outside the paint along with Wolves teammate Jaden Mc Daniels after the 7-foot-4 Wembanyama rebounded a missed 3-pointer by the Spurs.
After a video review of the hit -- which caught Reid on the right side of his jaw and neck area, sending him spinning and crashing to the floor -- referee Zach Zarba announced the call was upgraded to a flagrant foul 2 for excessive contact above the neck.