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Wembanyama one flagrant away from one game suspension too

And because of Wembanyama’s flagrant, he’s now flirting with an automatic suspension. Wembanyama now has three flagrant foul points so far in the postseason, after he was ejected for an incident with Naz Reid earlier in the playoffs. If he picks up a fourth, he’ll receive a one-game suspension. But with the Knicks on the cusp of securing what would be their first championship since 1973, it may not matter.

Wembanyama draws flagrant from Mitchell Robinson
Wembanyama appeared to get the best of New York Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson early on Wednesday night.

Robinson, late in the first quarter, drilled Wembanyama 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.

Wembanyama elbows KAT
But early in the third quarter, with the Spurs in full control of the contest, Wembanyama found himself on the other side of things. He hit Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns in the head while on defense, which sent Towns down to the court.

Officials quickly called Wembanyama for the foul, which was upgraded to a Flagrant 1 foul.