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15 Nov 2023


NextImg:Victor Wembanyama gets his first NBA technical for ridiculous reason

Victor Wembanyama couldn’t help but chuckle a little when he got T’d up during Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The San Antonio Spurs phenom got called for a technical for appearing to bounce the ball above his 7-foot-4 frame after he was called for a foul.

The 19-year-old quickly apologized to referee JB DeRosa for his mistake. 

Wembanyama clearly didn’t mean much by the show of frustration, but the officials called him for the infraction by the letter of the law. 

“I understand this is how they’re taught to call a technical foul, but all he did was try to bounce the ball hard and it got away,” ESPN analyst Stan Van Gundy said on the broadcast of the game. 

Spurs forward and former St. John’s star Julian Champagnie even cracked a smile as he saw the ball soar into the air after Wembanyama had bounced it a bit too hard. 

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts after receiving a technical during the second quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on Tuesday night.
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But there weren’t many smiles on the San Antonio side when the final buzzer sounded as the Spurs fell 123-87 and dropped to 3-7 on the season. 

Wembanyama scored eight points on 4-of-15 shooting from the floor, going 0-for-3 from 3-point range.

The first-overall pick in the year’s draft did pull down a game-high 14 rebounds and made two blocks in the loss. 

The French rookie also had an impressive slam dunk early in the first quarter when he went behind the back before using a sidestep move to get to the rim for a monster jam. 

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks to center Victor Wembanyama

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich talks to center Victor Wembanyama.
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In his first 10 games before Tuesday’s game against OKC, Wembanyama averaged 19.7 points per game and 8.8 rebounds, along with 2.4 blocks. 

His highest-scoring game this season came on Nov. 2 against the Phoenix Suns when he dropped 38 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a Spurs win.