Kendrick Perkins accused the NBA of sending the wrong message after Victor Wembanyama avoided further punishment for his elbow on Naz Reid. The issue for Perkins was not whether Wembanyama is important to the Spurs or to the league’s playoff product.
The San Antonio Spurs added rookie Dylan Harper to their injury report, listing him as questionable for Tuesday's Game 5 of the Western Conference second-round series against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.
Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama may be playoff rivals right now, but the respect still lingers beneath the surface. Few players understand the burden of anchoring a defense like the four-time Defensive Player of the Year.
The Timberwolves have made a point of being physical with Victor Wembanyama in this series. However, things reached a breaking point when Wembanyama received a flagrant 2 and was subsequently ejected.
The Minnesota Timberwolves continue their push for Western Conference positioning as they host the young and energetic San Antonio Spurs in a late‑season
The Spurs and Timberwolves enter Game 5 tied 2–2, and the series has become a battle of contrasting roster builds. San Antonio leans on its explosive young core led by Victor Wembanyama and newly added De’Aaron Fox, while Minnesota counters with a veteran‑heavy lineup featuring Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle, and Rudy Gobert.
The San Antonio Spurs breathed a massive sigh of relief this morning as the NBA league office confirmed that Victor Wembanyama will face no further disciplinary action following his high-elbow contact with Timberwolves center Naz Reid.
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San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will play in Game 5 of their NBA playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. It was after the league decided not to punish him further for his actions in their previous showdown.
Stephen A. Smith believes the NBA was far too lenient on Victor Wembanyama. Following the controversial elbow on Naz Reid during Game 4, veteran analyst
Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox has been listed as questionable for Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Wolves, tweets Jared Weiss of The Athletic Fox’s injury designation has actually changed over the past few hours.
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves went at it during Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals and Victor Wembanyama's ejection stole the show.