NBA Gives Wembanyama a Free Pass

Wemby’s Controversial Moves

So, Victor Wembanyama has found himself in quite the pickle after that elbow he threw at Naz Reid during the second round of the playoffs. The guy got ejected from the game, but surprisingly, the league decided to give him a pass when reviewing the incident later. Now, just when we thought it couldn’t get any wilder, the French sensation dodged another bullet after the officiating committee announced they’d look into his little nudge on Jalen Brunson during Game 3. They even hinted at the possibility of slapping him with a flagrant foul. But plot twist! The refs on the court didn’t call anything at the moment.

Counting Points and Trouble

This means Wemby is still hanging onto just a couple of points for that flagrant foul he got tagged with against Reid. In the playoffs, racking up more than three points leads to a one-game suspension. You heard that right! A flagrant two foul would have benched him for Game 4. Talk about cutting it close!

Referee Insights

Monty McCutchen, the NBA’s VP of referee development, spilled the beans to journalist Malika Andrews, admitting that the refs should have definitely called a foul when it happened. But his silence afterward suggests he might not have thought it was worthy of a flagrant foul. What a rollercoaster, right?