Is the NBA protecting Wemby?
Jason Fitz' on the Victor Wembanyama ejection and if the NBA is protecting the Spurs' star ahead of Game 5 versus the Timberwolves. (via Yahoo Sports Daily)
Video Transcript
There was a moment where he made a, "I'm going to elbow this person in the throat because I'm tired of being manhandled."
Now, how it got to that point, how the refs let it get to that point, the way the game was being called, we could talk about all that.
Nothing changes the fact that Wemby in that moment stopped and said, "I am done with this."
And then he decided to take the law into his own hands.
When you do that, you're gonna face penalty.
I, I, I think he should be suspended a game.
I don't know that he will be suspended a game.
I, I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I do look around and think the league is looking at it and saying, "You know what's good for ratings?
Wemby.
So let's give him a big old fine, and let's make sure that we keep everybody aware of the fact that we don't tolerate this sort of action, but let's keep him on the court."
