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Victor Wembanyama had to ask Spurs teammate what a Flagrant 2 foul means before ejection

Nypost · · 354 words · By Andrew Crane
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What to know about Victor Wembanyama had to ask Spurs teammate what a Flagrant 2 foul means before ejection

Victor Wembanyama had never been in this spot before.

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What happened

Victor Wembanyama had never been in this spot before.

Why it matters

After a Flagrant 2 foul was announced following a review when Wembanyama delivered an elbow to Naz Reid’s neck midway through the second quarter of Game 4, he needed to ask Spurs teammate Harrison Barnes, “What does that mean?” And when Barnes answered…

Common ground

The foul occurred when Reid, Wembanyama and another Timberwolves player were fighting for control of a rebound, and when Wembanyama collected possession, he wound up his elbow and directed it toward Reid at Target Center.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The foul occurred when Reid, Wembanyama and another Timberwolves player were fighting for control of a rebound, and when Wembanyama collected possession, he wound up his elbow and directed it toward Reid at Target Center”
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While the event (the foul) is corroborated, the specific descriptive details about the rebound struggle and the 'winding up' of the elbow are not detailed in the provided evidence snippets; the evidence only confirms the act of elbowing occurred. The provided Wikipedia and dictionary results are irrelevant to the specific play-by-play action.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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
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Claim 2: “Wembanyama’s night ended with just four points across 12 minutes and 2-for-5 shooting from the field”
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There is a contradiction in the evidence regarding the minutes played. One source states he finished with four points in 13 minutes, while the claim states 12 minutes. The shooting percentage (2-for-5) is not explicitly confirmed in the provided snippets, though the point total is mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 San Antonio Spurs season is the 59th season of the franchise, its 50th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 53rd in the San Antonio area. On May 2, 2025, Gregg Popovich st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_San_Antonio_Spurs_seas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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
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Claim 3: “Wembanyama nodded, high-fived some teammates and walked away from the bench after getting ejected for the first time in his career”
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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and other news reports, explicitly state that this was the first time in Wembanyama's NBA career that he was ejected from a game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama was ejected for the first time in his NBA career after an elbow to the jaw of Naz Reid as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/10/victor-wembany…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama was ejected for the first time in his NBA career as the San Antonio Spurs fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, …
https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1966715/victor-wembany…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wembanyama's four points are his fewest in any game of his career, regular or postseason. The third-year veteran remained in the arena in the locker room after his ejection, but he did not speak with …
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48736940/spurs-victor-we…
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Claim 4: “The series now shifts back to San Antonio, with Game 5 set for Wednesday”
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The provided evidence includes a general playoff schedule and Wikipedia entries, but does not specifically confirm that Game 5 is set for Wednesday in San Antonio for this particular series.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Antonio Pumas were an American soccer team founded in 1988 as the San Antonio Heat in the original indoor SISL league. They became the San Antonio Generals before the 1989/90 indoor season an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season was the 23rd season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 32nd season as a franchise. Due to a lockout, the regular season be…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season was the 36th season for the San Antonio Spurs as a franchise, their 30th season in San Antonio, Texas, and their 27th season in the National Basketball Association…
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Claim 5: “a Flagrant 2 foul was announced following a review when Wembanyama delivered an elbow to Naz Reid’s neck midway through the second quarter of Game 4”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Victor Wembanyama was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul for elbowing Naz Reid in Game 4, leading to his ejection.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama was ejected in Game 4 of Spurs vs. Timberwolves after being assessed a flagrant two foul for elbowing Naz Reid above the neck.Subscribe: ht...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXJ4rb2Hpvw
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web search NEUTRAL — Victor Wembanyama elbows Naz Reid during Game 4. This elbow on Naz Reid caused Victor Wembanyama to get tossed from Sunday's Game 4. Bruce Kluckhohn / Imagn Images.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7269137/2026/05/10/victor-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wembanyama finished with four points, four rebounds and three fouls in 13 minutes. Wembanyama's ejection with 8:39 left in the second quarter is the earliest an All-Star has been tossed from a playoff…
https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=48736940
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Claim 6: “the Timberwolves winning, 114-109, behind 36 points from Anthony Edwards to even the series at two games apiece”
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The provided evidence for claim 4 consists of general information about Minnesota and the 2026 NBA playoffs, but does not contain the specific final score (114-109) or Anthony Edwards' point total (36) for Game 4.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020–21 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) On February 21, 2021, the Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders after …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 36th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This season was also the first season since the 2014–15 season without Kar…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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