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Victor Wembanyama Got Called for the Lamest Technical Foul in Spurs’ Loss to Thunder

Even the announcers couldn’t believe it.
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Victor Wembanyama Got Called for the Lamest Technical Foul in Spurs’ Loss to Thunder
Victor Wembanyama Got Called for the Lamest Technical Foul in Spurs’ Loss to Thunder

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San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has lived up to the hype so far in his brief NBA career, as he’s shown that he’s able to do just about anything and everything on the court.

During Tuesday night’s loss to Chet Holmgren and the Thunder, Wembanyama pulled off a career first – he got called for a technical foul. He could be heard apologizing to the ref right after the whistle, but it really should have been the ref doing the apologizing because the call was pretty lame. 

Wembanyama slammed the ball into the ground after a foul call was made and the ball shot up over his head after he was unable to grab it. The refs should be able to give some leeway on something like that, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case for Wembanyama.

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy wasn’t happy about this call: 

Wembanyama finished the night with just eight points and 14 rebounds in the 123–87 blowout loss. 

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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