Victor Wembanyama appeared to get the best of New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson early on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Robinson, late in the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals, drilled the San Antonio Spurs star hard with a forearm to his neck. That sent Wembanyama flying down to the ground and almost immediately drew a foul as the two teams were running back down the floor.
After a review, Robinson was hit with a flagrant 1 foul. Wembanyama hit both free throws, and play then continued on normally.
But right before the incident, Wembanyama was spotted clearly taunting Robinson after sneaking a layup past him on the other end. He started clapping quickly as he hit the floor after taking the shot to the face, too.
While they were in separate games, and the NBA admitted it missed the call, the flagrant came after Wembanyama delivered a similar shot to Jalen Brunson’s head in Game 3 of the series on Monday night.
The NBA said after the game that a foul should have been called in the moment, but it was missed. The league opted not to upgrade it to a flagrant foul after a review, too. The Spurs ended up winning that contest by four points, which was their first win of the series.
The Spurs dominated in the first quarter of Game 4 on Wednesday night. They jumped out to a 41-22 lead while shooting 65% from the field in the first 12 minutes of the contest. Wembanyama had a team-high 13 points, too.
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