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Victor Wembanyama Flagrant Foul Controversy, Explained: Should Spurs Star Be Suspended for Possible Game 6?
Knicks players and coach Mike Brown erupted after the missed call, while Wembanyama could face a retroactive flagrant and one-game suspension.
- During Game 5 on Saturday, June 13, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama contested a 3-point attempt from New York Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson, sliding his foot beneath Brunson, who rolled his ankle upon landing without a foul call.
- Defined by the NBA Video Rulebook as "not allowing an airborne shooter to return to the floor safely," the "landing area" flagrant foul rule was established following the 2017 Western Conference Finals and is often termed the "Zaza Rule."
- Wembanyama currently carries 3 flagrant foul points from the playoffs; any additional flagrant foul, penalty 1 or 2, would trigger an automatic one-game suspension for the Spurs center, a significant consequence given the Finals intensity.
- Brunson and Knicks coach Mike Brown protested the no-call immediately after the play; while the league holds authority to retroactively upgrade missed calls to flagrant fouls, officials did not immediately assess a penalty for this incident.
- New York currently leads the series 3-1, and a San Antonio win would send the series back to Madison Square Garden; if the NBA retroactively assesses a flagrant 1, Wembanyama would receive his fourth penalty point, triggering a suspension for a potential Game 6.
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