'We want to play against the best,' said the Timberwolves' veteran point guard.
May 4, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley dribbles against San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell in the first half during game one of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at Frost Bank Center.
| Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images Some were surprised by the NBA's decision not to suspend Victor Wembanyama for Game 5 after his Game 4 ejection for elbowing Naz Reid, including noted agitator andNot the Timberwolves themselves. They never expected Wemby to miss further time in this series — and they weren't hoping for that to be the outcome, either. ESPN's Anthony Slater on Tuesday morning.
"I think once the ruling came down it was just like, we expected that and just move forward. We don't want guys to miss games. We want to play against the best. We're gonna be ready for the best team they put out there.
", based on past precedent, that Wembanyama should've been suspended for what was a vicious, seemingly-intentional elbow to Reid's throat. Even with the Spurs' young star having no history of past incidents, it was the type of play that has resulted in suspensions in the past.
But, whether fair or not, it always seemed unlikely that the NBA would take one of the two best players and biggest stars in this second-round series out of a critical Game 5 on Tuesday night. Having Wembanyama on the floor is great for competition and entertainment.commentary — has any sort of carryover effect in Game 5.
Even if the Timberwolves don't blatantly retaliate like Green thinks they should, will there be any additional physicality or hostility involving Wembanyama, Reid, Jaden McDaniels, or anyone else? Conley, who will be playing in his 119th career playoff game on Tuesday, told Slater the Wolves have to be prepared for whatever level of physicality"We seem to be in the middle of a lot of those series where it gets real physical, chippy," he said.
"And game by game, it changes. Depending on who you have as a crew, it dictates how physical you can be. We have to be smart with that. We have to use that experience.
... It can't be two games ago, it can't be last game. We have to be ready for what's called tonight, and I think we've handled that well over the last few series.
"GoogleWILL RAGATZ Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism.
During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.
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