Is Victor Wembanyama goaltending? Why Timberwolves coach Chris Finch called out Spurs star's blocking technique
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Victor Wembanyama is on the brink of superstardom in the NBA, as he leads the San Antonio Spurs in his first playoff run. However, the center is now under the microscope after he is being accused of a favorable call from the officials. After Game 1, in which the Spurs lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves , Minnesota head coach Chris Finch criticized the officials for not calling many on Wembanyama's blocks 12 goaltending instead.
"At least four of them were goaltending," Finch said, via ESPN . "Maybe even a fifth. To me, it's a little alarming that none of them were called.
" That game was close, with the Timberwolves winning by two points, and Finch believes Minnesota was lucky that the missed calls didn't prevent the team from winning. "Let's just say there were four," he said. "That's eight points.
You know the value of eight points in an NBA game? It's massive. That means 33 percent of his blocks were goaltending uncalled.