Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs blazed past the Timberwolves in a closeout Game 6 of their Western Conference semis to advance in the playoffs on Friday. However, Wembanyama’s flop in the first quarter of the game appeared to be one of the biggest talking points on the night.
With 6:26 left and the Spurs holding a 20-11 lead, Wembanyama soared high to block Julius Randle’s shot. He didn’t get the block, but immediately turned around and hoped to secure the rebound. Wembanyama felt Randle’s contact on his back and he dove from just outside the restricted area all the way out of bounds.
Replays showed the shove didn’t have much to do with how Wembanyama went down on that play, as he seemingly threw himself to the floor a second after the contact.
Wembanyama failed to draw the offensive foul on that play, but the flop stood out for NBA fans on X, who didn’t waste time mocking the Spurs star for the egregious sell.
One fan compared him to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander due to his controversial foul-baiting techniques, saying:
“He’s approaching SGA levels of detest ability”
“Bro acted like he got shot in the back,” one fan joked.
“Never want to hear s**t about “ethical hoops” from spurs fans ever again,” another said.
“Straight out the school of embiid,” PrizePicks tweeted.
