By Jared Weiss | The Athletic, 2026-05-11 00:30:17
明尼阿波利斯——在一场竞争激烈的季后赛系列赛中，局势突发反转。在周日圣安东尼奥马刺队对阵明尼苏达森林狼队的第四场比赛第二节，马刺球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 因二级恶意犯规被驱逐出场。
上半场还剩不到九分钟时，森林狼队的身体对抗强度终于让这位马刺球星失去了冷静。文班亚马在纳兹·里德 (Naz Reid) 头上抢下篮板，在被里德和森林狼侧翼杰登·麦克丹尼尔斯 (Jaden McDaniels) 包夹护球时，他似乎遭到了撞击。随后，文班亚马回头看了一眼，挥动肘部击中了里德的喉部，导致这位森林狼大个子倒地。
经过几分钟的录像回放——期间森林狼球迷齐声高喊“把他赶出去！”——裁判认定这一动作属于肩部以上的过分动作，符合二级恶意犯规的判罚标准，文班亚马被自动驱逐。这是文班亚马职业生涯首次被驱逐。
随着文班亚马离场，森林狼队以 114-109 赢得了比赛，将系列赛总比分扳成 2-2 平。
“他被撞过，在转换进攻中全速奔跑时被推倒过，各种情况都有。但他一次都没有抱怨，”马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 在赛后表示，“我们不抱怨，因为我们只想打球。恕我直言，我们其实根本不在乎那些。但在某些阶段，他应该受到保护。如果没有，他就不得不保护自己，不幸的是，这类事情就这样发生了。”
当判罚决定做出时，NBC 的摄像机 捕捉到文班亚马似乎转向队友哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes)，询问二级恶意犯规意味着什么。巴恩斯在文班亚马耳边低声回答，随后这位马刺球星指着自己的胸口回应道：“我被驱逐了。”
在被取消比赛资格后，文班亚马走向队友，与替补席上能见到的每一位球员和工作人员击掌，并鼓掌鼓励他们。他被驱逐时，森林狼队仅保持微弱领先，而替补中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 在本系列赛的大部分上场时间里都表现得比较挣扎。
这一举动对文班亚马来说非常反常，他一向以在场内场外都能很好地控制情绪而闻名。他通常以一种沉静的力量在打球，只在关键时刻才会爆发情感。他很少参与任何形式的肢体冲突，更不用说像这次这样主动挑起冲突了。
但森林狼队拥有全 NBA 身体对抗最激烈的防守之一，文班亚马在整个系列赛中一直在向裁判抱怨对方的侵略性打法。看来这一刻终于让他失去了理智。
马刺队现在正等待观察文班亚马是否会因这次肘击受到进一步处罚。第五场比赛将于东部时间周二晚上 8 点在圣安东尼奥举行。
“我不了解具体的法律或规则，但他绝对不是故意的，”约翰逊在被问及文班亚马是否可能在第五场被禁赛时表示，“裁判根据动作的结果做出了判罚，那就这样吧。但如果在此基础上还有额外处罚，那就太荒谬了。”
里德继续留在场上，砍下 15 分和 9 个篮板，同时还在与第四节遭遇的脚踝伤势作斗争。
“痛苦是弱点离开身体的过程，”里德说，“仅此而已。”
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Victor Wembanyama ejected from Spurs-Timberwolves Game 4 after elbowing Naz Reid
MINNEAPOLIS — In a sudden twist in a competitive playoff series, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul in the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 4 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
With just under nine minutes remaining in the first half, the Timberwolves’ physicality finally got to the Spurs star. Wembanyama grabbed a rebound over Naz Reid, and appeared to get hit as he gathered the ball while swarmed by Reid and Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels. Wembanyama then looked over his shoulder and swung his elbow into Reid’s throat, sending the Wolves big man to the ground.
After a review of several minutes — during which Timberwolves fans chanted, “Throw him out!” — officials deemed the play to be excessive and above the shoulders, qualifying for a flagrant 2 penalty and an automatic ejection. It is the first ejection of Wembanyama’s career.
With Wembanyama out, the Timberwolves won the game 114-109 to tie the series at two games apiece.
“He’s gotten chucked, he’s gotten pushed down in transition, running freely, all the stuff. He doesn’t complain one time,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said after the game. “We don’t complain because we’re just going to play. We don’t really give a s—, excuse my language. But at some stage, he should be protected. And if not, he’s gonna have to protect himself, and unfortunately stuff like that happens.”
When the decision was made, NBC’s cameras caught Wembanyama appearing to turn to teammate Harrison Barnes to ask what a flagrant 2 foul meant. Barnes whispered an answer in Wembanyama’s ear, to which the Spurs star appeared to respond, “I’m ejected,” while pointing to his chest.
After he was disqualified from the game, Wembanyama went to his teammates, high-fiving every player and staff member he could find on the bench and clapping to encourage them. His ejection came with the Wolves holding a slim lead and backup center Luke Kornet struggling in his minutes for most of the series.
The incident was an uncharacteristic move from Wembanyama, who is known for controlling his emotions on and off the floor. He typically plays with a quiet intensity, with bursts of emotion emerging in big moments. He has rarely been part of any sort of physical altercation, much less instigated one, as he did in this instance.
But the Timberwolves have one of the NBA’s most physical defenses, and Wembanyama has been complaining to officials about their aggressive play throughout the series. It appears this moment finally put him over the edge.
The Spurs now wait to see if Wembanyama will be further punished for the elbow. Game 5 is Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET in San Antonio.
“I don’t know the legality or the rules, but there was zero intent,” Johnson said when asked about the possibility of Wembanyama being suspended for Game 5. “They did what they did because of the outcome of the play, so be it. But to have anything on top of that would be ridiculous.”
Reid remained in the game, notching 15 points and nine rebounds while also battling an ankle injury he suffered during the fourth quarter.
“Pain is weakness leaving the body,” Reid said. “That’s it.”
By Jared Weiss, via The Athletic
