Wemby gets ejected for elbowing Naz Reid above the neck (1:28)

Wemby gets ejected for elbowing Naz Reid above the neck (1:28)

Michael C. Wright May 10, 2026, 08:46 PM ET

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Played college football at West Texas A&M

MINNEAPOLIS -- San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama experienced his first career ejection Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals after throwing an elbow at the jaw of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid early in the second quarter.

While Spurs coach Mitch Johnson didn't condone Wembanyama's actions, he said after San Antonio's 114-109 loss that officials could do a better job of protecting the 22-year-old big man from the "physicality" routinely imposed on him by opponents.

"Just the amount of physicality that people play with him, at some level, you have to protect yourself," Johnson said after the Spurs' defeat, which evened the series at 2-2 ahead of Tuesday's Game 5 in San Antonio.…