Timberwolves rally past Spurs, series tied 2-2; Wembanyama ejected

sportsMay 10, 202617537

The Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-109 in Game 4, tying the series 2-2. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 36 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, while Naz Reid had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jaden McDaniels scored 14, and Rudy Gobert grabbed 13 rebounds. San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama was ejected for elbowing Naz Reid late in the game, forcing the Spurs to finish without their leading young big man. With the series even and Game 5 scheduled in Minnesota, Edwards' late surge and Wembanyama's ejection shift momentum and raise the stakes for the next matchup.

Hoop Informatics

@hoopinformatics.bsky.social

Victor Wembanyama has been ejected from game four of the Wolves - Spurs series First ejection of his career

2514h ago

John E. Cook25

If the refs had called any one of the fouls being committed against Wemby, that wouldn't have happened.

Ross9

If only Wemby was a foot taller all of this could have been avoided.

Meridian139

Deserved. Dirty af. Should be suspended, too.

Dick Mac (alive!)8

That is so deliberate that he should be suspended for multiple games.

Mike Traynor, a know-It-all8

Should also be his first lengthy suspension. Not sure I've seen a worse hit. He saw the guy and wound up.

Michael7

Dayum. Right to the throat.

Jblake5

And the Oscar goes to...

julieengbrecht.bsky.social5

The league needs to look at this and give him a multi game suspension. Uncalled for!

nigusitewagi.bsky.social4

Yeah that was very intentional

Foolish Samwise4

I mean yeah that’ll do it. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him suspended, too.

Brandon Cato3

DUDE! NOT COOL! YOU CAN’T FLAGRANTLY ELBOW SOMEONE IN THE NECK!

Chuck Loder3

Sees him, winds up, follows thru - definition of a flagrant 2. Spurs looking like they’ll win anyway…

gracenhope.bsky.social3

He is a very big man, Im not sure that was intentional as much as situational

Geezer Soze2

Up in the mountains somewhere Karl Malone is rotfl at the refs for calling what for him would be such a ticky-tack foul.

scienceplease.bsky.social2

Have the people gushing all over him seen this? Pathetic.

Nina Jo Smith2

Back elbow to the throat. “Basketball is a non-contact sport.”

kikime2.bsky.social2

It's been a long time since I managed the boy's JV basketball team at my high school. But I didn't think you were allowed to grab another player like that. Especially 2 guys front and back. And try to grab the ball over his shoulder. Maybe the rules have changed in 60 years? Or for the pros?

georgefranceuil.bsky.social2

People who continue to support professional sports are part of the problem. They continue to make the wealthy, wealthier.

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

Victor Wembanyama has been issued a flagrant 2 and ejected from Game 4 after this foul on Naz Reid.

934h ago

irishryan.bsky.social14

Even he knew it was going to be a flagrant 2

The Athletic11

Here's what happened, free to read:

Randy Ward2

looked like he was making a video for the referee handbook

NBA

@nba.com

The lottery odds for the No. 1 pick... Tune in to ABC today to find out which team gets it. 3:00pm/et: NBA Draft Lottery 3:30pm/et on ABC: Knicks/76ers, Game 4 7:30pm/et on NBC & Peacock: Spurs/Timberwolves, Game 4

4013h ago

BAS•TÁR•DIZER3

If any team in the right column gets first or second pick, Adam Silver should hop back into his coffin.

Eric Thompson

@ericjthompson81.bsky.social

The Minnesota Timberwolves will always make things much harder than they need to be, regardless of who is playing against them at any given time.

173h ago

Eric Thompson8

The Wolves : Playing against a team without its star :: The Vikings : Playing against a backup QB

Greg Jensen2

Why single out the Wolves when that's just Minnesota sports teams in general? 😏

Jack Borman

@jackborman.bsky.social

It got hairy, but the Timberwolves even the series 2-2 Anthony Edwards scores 16 of his game-high 36 points in the 4Q to will the Wolves to a win they had to have after Victor Wembanyama was ejected in the 2Q 43 of Minnesota's 114 came off turnovers or second chances

212h ago

AverageJer

@averagejer.bsky.social

With four whole games of meaningless basketball behind them, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonia Spurs prepare for a wild anything can happen three game series.

192h ago

floyding

@floyding.bsky.social

Finchy can you please get out the white board and teach the Minnesota Timberwolves how to break a press quick

192h ago

Ryan Eichten

@reichten.bsky.social

If this was a regular season game, Wembanyama would absolutely be ejected for that

134h ago

Law Murray 📘

@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social

I saw Deandre Ayton ejected for less than what Victor Wembanyama did to Naz Reid

144h ago

Tom Orsborn

@tomorsborn.bsky.social

Victor Wembanyama was ejected in the first half of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals after he got hit with a flagrant 2 for swinging his elbow into the chin of the Timberwolves’ Naz Reid. Image www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

114h ago

Leo S

@yoleo.bsky.social

If you're at Target Center, I need y'all to turn up ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ youtube.com/shorts/L8zEs...

113h ago

NBA Stat

@nbastat.bsky.social

New record for Victor Wembanyama: His ejection with 8:39 left in the 2nd quarter is the earliest an All-Star has been ejected from a playoff game in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98), per ESPN Research. #NBA

62h ago

Carley Carden

@carleycarden.bsky.social

ACAB especially the one following Victor Wembanyama down the tunnel after he just got ejected in game 4 of Spurs v. Wolves in MN tonight Watch that mf, and protect our young French (anti-monarchist, obvi) king!

64h ago