Why Wemby was ejected from Spurs-Timberwolves Game 4 after refs rule flagrant action on Victor Wembanyama
Wow, this was a shocker.
Why Wemby was ejected from Spurs-Timberwolves Game 4 after refs rule flagrant action on Victor Wembanyama originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The NBA often seems to do whatever it can to leave its best players in games, almost no matter what.
That's not what happened with San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama on Sunday against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Nope, Wemby got ejected. It was a bit of a shocker, and it changes the rest of Game 4 with the Spurs up 2-1 in the series.
MORE: Warriors' Steve Kerr news means it's time to talk about LeBron and Steph Why did Wemby get ejected? Wembanyama was given a flagrant 2 foul, which means an automatic ejection. The referees reviewed an elbow from Wemby to Naz Reid's head and ruled that was the call.
This is what that looked like: Victor Wembanyama has been issued a flagrant 2 and ejected from Game 4 after this foul on Naz Reid: š„ @SMHighlights1 pic. twitter. com/N0snD3o44j ā The Athletic (@TheAthletic) May 11, 2026 It's a tough spot.