Adam Silver had to work hard to look past MVP candidate’s vicious foul
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“Adam Silver issued a look-away pass to the Spurs’ super-duper star Victor Wembanyama for landing a vicious, intended and arguably felonious, full-swinging elbow to the undefended head of Timberwolves defender Naz Reid in Game 4 of their playoff series Sunday.”
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Multiple independent sources (ESPN, The Mirror US, and another web search result) confirm that Victor Wembanyama elbowed Naz Reid in the face/jaw during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday, May 10, 2026.
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— The 2023–24 NBA season was the 78th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on October 24, 2023, and ended on April 14, 2024. The NBA held their first-ever in-sea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_NBA_season
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— The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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— Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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“Wembanyama was hit with the minimum, an immediate ejection”
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Three independent sources (ESPN, Michael Wright's report, and The Mirror US) explicitly state that Victor Wembanyama was ejected from Game 4 following the incident with Naz Reid.
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— The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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— Stephon Javonte Castle (born November 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for th…
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— Victor Wembanyama ( WEM-bən-YAH-mə; French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama
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