San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama moved closer to an automatic suspension after committing his second flagrant foul of the postseason on Wednesday.
The foul places Wembanyama one point away from the threshold that would result in an automatic suspension. Postseason flagrant fouls carry penalty points, and accumulating enough points leads to a mandatory one-game absence.
Wembanyama’s status remains unchanged for now, but the added penalty point increases the significance of any further flagrant foul assessed to him during the playoffs.
The Spurs will need their franchise centerpiece available as they continue postseason play, with Wembanyama’s discipline now an added factor to monitor within the league’s flagrant foul system.