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Victor Wembanyama is one flagrant point shy from being subject to an automatic suspension after an elbow on Karl-Anthony Towns during Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Victor Wembanyama picked up a flagrant foul for an elbow on Karl-Anthony Towns in Game 4 | Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Victor Wembanyama picked up a Flagrant 1 foul for an elbow to Karl-Anthony Towns’s chin in the third quarter during.
Although it looked inadvertent, it could turn into a critical call over as the Spurs and the Knicks continue to duke it out for the Larry O’Brien trophy.to prevent players from accruing a large amount of flagrant fouls in the regular season and the playoffs. For flagrants, the league has a point system where players are given one point for each Flagrant 1 foul and two points, an automatic ejection and automatic fine for a play deemed a Flagrant 2.
Players receive an automatic one-game suspension for receiving four flagrant points. The point system is the same for the regular season and the playoffs, while the points do not reset after each round of the playoffs. That’s significant for Wemby who alreadyor any further disciplinary action. The elbow on Reid, however, still comes into play as it gave Wemby two flagrant points.
He picked up his third flagrant point on Wednesday due to the elbow on Towns. He’ll have to be careful the rest of the way as one more flagrant foul would subject him to an automatic suspension. The league has the authority to look at the play after the game and upgrade, downgrade or fully rescind the flagrant foul if deemed necessary. A Flagrant 1 is defined as unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent.
This play fits the bill, but the league could decide to rescind it to drastically minimize the possibility of Wemby triggering the automatic suspension. The series’ biggest superstar sitting out a game would be brutal, but rules are rules and that could set a horrible precedent if a flagrant is rescinded based on a player’s status. What’s truly working against Wemby is the two flagrant points for the aggressive frustration foul on Reid earlier in the playoffs.
After that move, one Flagrant 1 would put him on the verge of suspension and another Flagrant 2 would cross the line. The NBA has a big decision to make following Game 4, but for now, Wemby is in serious danger of an automatic suspension if he’s not careful the rest of the way. Blake Silverman is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation's Detroit Bad Boys and A10Talk. He graduated from Michigan State University before receiving a master's in sports journalism from St. Bonaventure University. Outside of work, he's probably binging the latest Netflix documentary, at a yoga studio or enjoying everything Detroit sports.
A lifelong Michigander, he lives in suburban Detroit with his wife, young son and their personal petting zoo of two cats and a dog.
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