Spurs lose Victor Wembanyama to first career ejection after violent elbow in Western Conference semis

Victor Wembanyama is owed for much sessions with those Shaolin monks. The French phenom recovered himself successful aboriginal foul occupation of the worst benignant connected Mother's Day.

Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs gestures during the archetypal 4th against the Minnesota Timberwolves successful Game Four of the Western Conference playoffs astatine Target Center successful Minneapolis connected May 10, 2026. (David Berding/Getty Images)

The San Antonio Spurs prima Victor Wembanyama was ejected from Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals aft a heated speech successful the overgarment with Minnesota’s Naz Reid.

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The ejection occurred with 8:39 near successful the archetypal fractional astatine the Target Center.

Wembanyama was swinging, hoping to shield the shot aft a rebound erstwhile helium unleashed a precocious close elbow, which caught Reid squarely successful the chin, sending the Timberwolves guardant to the hardwood.

Spurs teammate Dylan Harper was near gobsmacked by the hit, conscionable steps distant from it.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 10: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs looks connected during the archetypal 4th against the Minnesota Timberwolves successful Game Four of the Second Round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs astatine Target Center connected May 10, 2026 successful Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) ((Photo by David Berding/Getty Images))

Officials initially called a communal foul but moved to a video reappraisal arsenic the Minnesota assemblage grew restless.

After examining the replay, the telephone was upgraded to a Flagrant 2.

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Wembanyama near the level with conscionable 4 points and 4 rebounds successful 12 minutes of action. His lack near the Spurs without their superior antiaircraft anchor successful a pivotal roadworthy matchup.

Reid deed some resulting escaped throws.

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This marks the archetypal clip successful Wembanyama's nonrecreational vocation that helium has been booted from a game.

The NBA volition apt reappraisal the incidental for imaginable further discipline.

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