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Naz Reid has cold-blooded response after taking elbow from Spurs' Victor Wembanyama

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Naz Reid shrugs off concerns after Victor Wembanyama blow.

Naz Reid has cold-blooded response after taking elbow from Spurs' Victor Wembanyama originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Minnesota Timberwolves star Naz Reid took a brutal elbow from San Antonio Spurs ' Victor Wembanyama in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.

The incident happened with 8:39 to play in the second quarter. While battling for a rebound, Wembanyama swung his elbow near Reid's chin and throat area. The official checked out the play and assessed the Spurs star with a Flagrant 2 foul, leading to his automatic ejection.

Despite the hard contact, Reid stayed in the game and finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. The Timberwolves star sounded tough while talking about Wemby's elbow in the post game conference. "Pain is weakness leaving the body.

That's it," the Timberwolves star said . At the time of ejection, Wembanyama had played 12 minutes for four points on 2-5 shooting, along with four rebounds and one assist. The ejection may have changed the game's trajectory as the Timberwolves went on to win the game 114-109.