Stephen A. Smith assumes Timberwolves want Victor Wembanyama on court ‘because he’s skinny’
Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images. ESPN Victor Wembanyama is considered one of the most dominant players in the NBA by just about everyone, except for maybe Stephen A. Smith.
The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are tied 2-2 in their Western Conference Semifinals series. But it’s fair to wonder whether the Spurs would be holding a 3-1 lead if Wembanyama wasn’t ejected in the second quarter of Game 4 for throwing a vicious right elbow at Timberwolves center Naz Reid. Luckily for the Spurs, Wembanyama didn’t receive a suspension for the elbow, meaning he’ll be available to play in Game 5.
That’s seemingly bad news for the Timberwolves, however, who surely would prefer to play the game without having to face arguably the league’s most dominant force, right? Not according to Smith. Stephen A.
Smith thinks the Minnesota Timberwolves might prefer having Victor Wembanyama on the court just so they can push him around “because of how skinny he is” pic. twitter. com/KXscpUGGC1 — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 12, 2026 “How do you know they don’t want Wemby on the basketball court tonight?
” Smith asked on First Take . “They might want it, even though he’s 7’ 5”. They might want him out there!