LOS ANGELES, United States — San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama was ejected for elbowing Minnesota's Naz Reid in the face in the second quarter of their NBA Western Conference playoff game on Sunday (Monday Manila time).
The 22-year-old French star was tossed from a game for the first time in his NBA career — and when officials announced the flagrant foul level two penalty, he had to ask a teammate what it meant.
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The Timberwolves were up 36-34 with 8:39 left in the second quarter when Wembanyama grabbed an offensive rebound and found himself battling Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels and Reid.
McDaniels collided with Wembanyama, who spun to his right with his elbow raised, striking Reid hard in the chin and sending him sprawling.
The Spurs, seeded second in the Western Conference, took a 2-1 series lead into Sunday's game in Minneapolis, where Wembanyama scored 39 points in San Antonio's game three win on Friday.