{"id":262784,"date":"2026-06-11T03:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262784\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:44:08","slug":"wembanyama-issued-flagrant-one-point-away-from-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262784\/","title":{"rendered":"Wembanyama issued flagrant, one point away from suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — San Antonio Spurs<\/a> star Victor Wembanyama<\/a> moved one step closer to an automatic suspension after logging his second flagrant foul of the postseason Wednesday night in the third quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against theNew York Knicks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Having now collected three flagrant foul points this postseason, Wembanyama is only one point away from an automatic suspension. He committed the latest transgression, a flagrant foul 1, with 9:27 left in the third quarter of Game 4 when he elbowedKarl-Anthony Towns<\/a>in the chin as the two were tied up near the 3-point line.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman had already accumulated two flagrant foul points when he elbowed Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> forward Naz Reid<\/a> in the jaw during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Wembanyama was assessed a flagrant 2 in that incident for excessive contact above the neck, which triggered an ejection.<\/p>\n

He did not face a fine or any further discipline for that incident.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama appeared to come close to receiving a flagrant foul in Game 3 of the NBA Finals for shoving Knicks guard Jalen Brunson<\/a> to the floor.No foul was called on the play, but the NBA later reviewed it and determined it was a foul. The league, however, decided not to upgrade the foul to a flagrant.br\/]<\/p>\n

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