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Wembanyama wont face further discipline following ejection-worthy elbow in Game 4, ESPN reports
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is reportedly expected back in the starting lineup when San Antonio returns home to host Minnesota for Game 5. According to ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania, Wembanyama will face no additional suspension or fine following his ejection on Sunday night. There will be no further discipline for Spurs star Victor Wembanyama after he was ejected for elbowing Naz Reid in Minnesota on Sunday night, sources tell ESPN. No suspension, no fine. Wembanyama will play in Game 5 against the Timberwolves on Tuesday night in San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/GOGCbIcbQP Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 11, 2026Wembanyama was kicked out of the game early in the second quarter of Game 4 after he threw an elbow that connected with the neck of Timberwolves forward Naz Reid. Referees deemed the foul a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2, which the NBA describes as unnecessary and excessive contact committed by a player against an opponent. Status alert: Victor Wembanyama has been ejected Sunday after being assessed a Flagrant 2 foul. pic.twitter.com/G02YylonQE Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) May 11, 2026A player who commits a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 is automatically ejected from the game, according to league protocol. The Spurs were able to cling to a four-point lead entering the fourth quarter. However, Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the final period to help Minnesota tie the best-of-seven series at 2. Game 5 is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. from the Frost Bank Center. The game will air on NBC. More recent Race For Seis coverage on KSAT: Late Timberwolves rally guides Timberwolves past Spurs after Wembanyamas ejectionWembanyama gets ejected early in Spurs-Wolves Game 4 for elbowing Reid and drawing a Flagrant 2 foul
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