Victor Wembanyama involved in an altercation during Spurs-Thunder game

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Victor Wembanyama involved in an altercation during Spurs-Thunder game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Oct 21, 2026 12:19 AM ET

The San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder were back at each other’s throats from the very first game of the season.

San Antonio and Oklahoma City met on Tuesday to tip off the new NBA season. But in the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, some extracurricular activity developed.

Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox was switched onto Thunder center Chet Holmgren in the paint during an OKC possession. Fox proceeded to throw Holmgren to the ground as an entry pass came in.

As a result, Thunder big man Jaylin Williams got into Fox’s face. That led to a skirmish in which Spurs star Victor Wembanyama also entered the mix and exchanged shoves with Williams. Here is the full video.

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In the end, Fox was given a flagrant 1 foul for the initial throwdown of Holmgren. Wembanyama and Williams also received technical fouls, as did OKC forwards Kenrich Williams and Jalen Williams.

The Spurs and Thunder are two bitter Western Conference rivals, which is why they were scheduled for a marquee slot on NBA Opening Night. They already met in last year’s Western Conference Finals, a series that also featured some on-court fireworks between the two teams.

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