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Will Victor Wembanyama Be Suspended After Elbowing Naz Reid?

SI·Stephen Douglas·21 days ago
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Victor Wembanyama is in danger of missing his second game of the postseason after the Spurs big man hit Naz Reid with an elbow during the second quarter of the Timberwolves Game 4 win over San Antonio on Sunday. Wembanyama came down with an offensive rebound over Reid and didn't appreciate the contact so he swung his right arm and struck Reid in the chin. After review the foul was upgraded to a flagrant 2 and he was ejected. Now the question becomes: will Wembanyama be suspended for Game 5, or maybe even longer? There's no question Wembanyama swung his elbow with intent here, but the Frenchman does not have the history of dirty plays that someone like Draymond Green or Metta World Peace had when they were suspended in the past. World Peace was suspended seven games when he hit James Harden with a similar elbow during the final week of the '11-'12 season. He missed the Lakers' final game of the regular season and the first six games of the playoffs.…

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