{"id":673814,"date":"2026-05-16T02:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/673814\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T02:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:13:13","slug":"13-year-nba-vet-calls-for-more-spurs-victor-wembanayama-elbows-in-nba-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/673814\/","title":{"rendered":"13-year NBA vet calls for more Spurs\u2019 Victor Wembanayama elbows in NBA Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

13-year NBA vet calls for more Spurs\u2019 Victor Wembanayama elbows in NBA Playoffs<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> preparing for Game 6 against the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>, as the team has a chance to close out the series, there\u2019s no denying that it\u2019ll be an intense game, especially after the actions in Game 4. As Spurs star <\/a>Victor Wembanyama<\/a> elbowed Naz Reid<\/a> in the face in Game 4, leading to an ejection, it garnered positive attention from a former player.<\/p>\n

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NBA analyst and former player Quentin Richardson<\/a> was on \u201cThe Pat McAfee Show\u201d and was asked about Wembanyama\u2019s elbow to the face of Reid. Richardson would preface by saying that he\u2019s glad Reid is okay and doesn\u2019t want anybody to get hurt, but he \u201cloved every second of it.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWith that being said, I loved every second of it, I loved that he took the initiative, and I did think that it was intentional. I didn\u2019t think he meant to hit him in the head or like really injured him, but I think when you\u2019re a guy with a body like Wemby, and I think every big man is coming to the league that\u2019s supposed to be a quote-unquote star, and when they are young, they\u2019re gonna get tested,\u201d Richardson said.<\/p>\n

Spurs\u2019 Victor Wembanyama may need to keep doing this, per this analyst<\/p>\n

Richardson would continue about the altercation between the Spurs star in Wembanyama and Reid, further explaining why big men like the 22-year-old need to send a message to the rest of the league with his physicality. He would even say that a few more elbows might get that message across.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd until you do this a couple times, you lay a couple people out, you gain that respect. I guarantee you, the guys are gonna think twice before they go buzzing around him like a nat at a barbecue when he gets those rebounds after they looked at him lay Naz Reid down like that, and he may need to do it another time or two before, before people really just leave him alone,\u201d Richardson said.<\/p>\n

At any rate, Wembanyama and San Antonio<\/a> look to close out the series against Minnesota on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Related: Is Timberwolves\u2019 Anthony Edwards on injury report for Game 6 vs. Spurs with season on line?<\/a><\/p>\n

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