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Victor Wembanyama had to ask Spurs teammate what a Flagrant 2 foul means before ejection

New York Post·Andrew Crane·22 days ago
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Victor Wembanyama had never been in this spot before. After a Flagrant 2 foul was announced following a review when Wembanyama delivered an elbow to Naz Reid’s neck midway through the second quarter of Game 4, he needed to ask Spurs teammate Harrison Barnes, “What does that mean?” And when Barnes answered Wembanyama’s question — a moment that was captured by the NBC broadcast — on Sunday, Wembanyama nodded, high-fived some teammates and walked away from the bench after getting ejected for the first time in his career. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The foul occurred when Reid, Wembanyama and another Timberwolves player were fighting for control of a rebound, and when Wembanyama collected possession, he wound up his elbow and directed it toward Reid at Target Center. Reid fell toward the ground, and Wembanyama’s night ended with just four points across 12 minutes and 2-for-5 shooting from the field. “I by no means thought it was intentional,” Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson told reporters postgame.…

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