Victor Wembanyama's dunk made Chet Holmgren disappear in Game 7

After really impressive dunks, people say the dunker put the defender on a poster. Victor Wembanyama's Game 7 dunk put Chet Holmgren on a missing person poster.

Less than three minutes into the San Antonio Spurs' 111-103 victory in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Wembanyama caught a pass off a give-and-go and dunked over Holmgren's outstretched arm. The Oklahoma City Thunder big man didn't attempt another shot as the defending champions' season ended.

Chet Holmgren disappeared in Game 7

Holmgren made his first All-Star team this season, finished second to Wembanyama in the Defensive Player of the Year vote and was on the All-NBA third team. Very little of that was in evidence during Game 7, when Holmgren finished with four points and four rebounds, shooting 1-for-2 from the field and 2-for-4 from the foul line while committing two turnovers.

It was truly surprising that Holmgren barely participated in the Thunder's offense for the last 45 minutes of the game. The 24-year-old drew two fouls and made his biggest impact in the last three minutes, blocking one shot and getting a steal, but it was not what the Thunder needed from their ostensible No. 2 player.

It's hard not to connect Holmgren's passivity with the early Wembanyama posterization. Holmgren seemed to be avoiding confrontations with Wembanyama throughout the series, with Isaiah Hartenstein taking the primary defensive assignment on Wemby. After the dunk, Holmgren appeared reluctant even to touch the ball, finishing with zero assists as well.