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Spurs\u2019 Victor Wembanyama hit with \u2018dirty\u2019 warning after getting way with Jalen Brunson shove<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

San Antonio Spurs<\/a> All-Star Victor Wembanyama will face no further punishment<\/a> for shoving New York Knicks<\/a> All-Star Jalen Brunson<\/a> in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Knicks guard Jose Alvarado<\/a> took exception to Wembanyama\u2019s hard foul on Brunson, calling it a dirty play ahead of Game 4 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Alvarado called out Wembanyama for his controversial foul<\/a> on Brunson, per the New York Post\u2019s Zach Braziller.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s not basketball,\u201d Alvarado said. \u201cThat\u2019s something that they gotta look at. But he got away with one. That\u2019ll be the last one.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the NBA could still have assessed a flagrant foul on review, it chose not to as we enter Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Many speculate the association wouldn\u2019t give Wembanyama a second flagrant-2 after Victor earned a flagrant-2 for throwing an elbow at the throat of Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> center Naz Reid<\/a> in the Western Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama put NBA in difficult position after Spurs win\"Wendell<\/p>\n

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Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama<\/a>\u2019s hard foul on Knicks\u2019 Jalen Brunson put the NBA in a tough spot, considering a potential suspension could have been discussed before Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Longtime former NBA official and now NBA Senior VP, Head of Development and Training for Referee Operations, Monty McCutchen, joined ESPN on Tuesday to talk about the play.<\/p>\n

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McCutchen addressed Wembanyama\u2019s controversial foul in Game 3, per ESPN\u2019s NBA Today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we can all agree that a foul was missed,\u201d McCutchen says on NBA Today. \u201cA big part of our job is on-ball, off-ball exchanges between referees. We did a poor job of that here, where we\u2019ve got two guys on-ball, and we don\u2019t see the screening action. There\u2019s a lot of fighting over screens throughout the game, and if we break down in our fundamentals, even in the smallest amount, we have the opportunity to miss a clear foul, as we did here.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery game is reviewed by the league office postgame, the entirety of the game, and we\u2019re in the process of doing that today. Most certainly, it\u2019s important to note as we do that review that there\u2019s a real deference, just like in our replay center, that we want a clear and conclusive standard to upgrade something because we do defer to the on-court officials. They\u2019re the ones feeling the moment, they\u2019re the ones that are involved in the up-and-down of the game. If there\u2019s a clear miss, then there\u2019s a possibility for an upgrade, but it is a clear and conclusive standard. It\u2019s not the same as re-refereeing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Knicks will host the Spurs in Game 4 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Related: Knicks-Spurs Game 3 makes broadcast viewership history<\/a><\/p>\n

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