{"id":679835,"date":"2026-05-19T14:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/679835\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:56:08","slug":"an-ex-nfl-star-just-made-wild-claim-about-victor-wembanyamas-transformation-after-timberwolves-ejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/679835\/","title":{"rendered":"An ex-NFL star just made wild claim about Victor Wembanyama’s transformation after Timberwolves ejection"},"content":{"rendered":"

An ex-NFL star just made wild claim about Victor Wembanyama’s transformation after Timberwolves ejection\u00a0<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> were widely viewed as the team capable of slowing down Victor Wembanyama\u2019s postseason dominance. Instead, the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> star handed them their first playoff defeat of the season after Oklahoma City had swept both the Phoenix Suns<\/a> and the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> to open the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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Wembanyama\u2019s momentum had briefly stalled when he was ejected in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>. However, he avoided suspension and has been on a strong run ever since, triggering a conspiracy-style comment from former NFL player Breiden Fehoko.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did Gregg Popovich tell Wemby at the airport cause since that ejection this mf been playing unearthly,\u201d Fehoko tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For context, after Wembanyama\u2019s ejection, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made a notable gesture by meeting the young star directly on the tarmac when the team plane returned to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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As for Wembanyama\u2019s historic performance on Monday, he dropped 41 points and ripped down 24 rebounds across 49 minutes of play. He forced overtime with a clutch three-pointer and scored 9 of the team\u2019s final 14 points in the closing stretch to seal the win.<\/p>\n

When asked if Wembanyama considers himself the best player in the world, he had a response.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I feel like it right now? I feel tired,\u201d Wembanyama said. \u201cBut it\u2019s not a question I\u2019m wondering right now. We\u2019ll see. The world is 8 billion people, so it\u2019s 8 billion opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As Nick Wright noted, on May 24, 1995, Hakeem Olajuwon watched David Robinson win the MVP he believed he deserved and responded with a 41-point, 16-rebound performance in a win. Nearly three decades later, to the same approximate date, Wembanyama saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win the MVP he had been campaigning for and answered with the 41-point performance.<\/p>\n

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