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Victor Wembanyama confronted Anthony Edwards during a Timberwolves-Spurs game, telling him to 'get your hands off me' after a series of provocations. Despite attempts to unsettle him, Wembanyama maintained his composure and did not retaliate.
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After a strangely violent moment in Game 4, Victor Wembanyama became the target. The Minnesota Timberwolves felt they could invoke a reaction. They had the ammunition to trigger Wemby. He hadnât been suspended or fined for striking Naz Reid with an elbow in the face. So, the Wolves tried to get under his skin. Little did they know, it wasnât going to work. The Spursâ cornerstone set a high price on keeping himself in the game.
Victor Wembanyama endured everything the Wolves threw at him. Early in the contest, Ayo Dosunmu tried to get a reaction. âYouâre still talking sât?â he asked the 22-year-old. Wembanyamaâs first impulse was a smile. He didnât attempt to confront Dosunmu, except for pushing the Wolves guardâs hand away.
Seeing this, even Anthony Edwards jumped in. He called for a âtechâ on Wembanyama, for no reason but to get a sense of where the Spurs star is after the Game 4 incident. He did nothing to get penalised again. So Wemby said the same thing to the Wolvesâ cornerstone. âGet your hands off me,â again with a smile as if he knew their tactics were all for nothing.
Victor Wembanyama had several opportunities to lose his cool throughout the game. The Timberwolves pushed him numerous times, tried to get physical, and did other things to instigate Wemby. But the reigning DPOY wasnât going to repeat the same mistakes. He realised what was happening right away.
âYeah, I feel like the rage baiting may have been one of the strategies, so I feel like you just need to stay composed as a team,â said the Spurs phenom.
That composure only extends to the team keeping their cool. Wembanyama didnât want his teammates to ignore what they felt. He certainly didnât. The keystone went off for 18 points and 6 rebounds, all within the first quarter. His celebration after a big bucket had energy and anger. Wemby cleverly suppressed his emotions when dealing with the Timberwolves, but dished it out as punishment that reflected in a win.
Victor Wembanyama told Anthony Edwards to 'get your hands off me' in response to Edwards' provocations.
In Game 4, Victor Wembanyama struck Naz Reid with an elbow, which did not result in a suspension or fine.
The Timberwolves attempted to provoke Wembanyama by calling for technical fouls and engaging in trash talk during the game.
Wembanyama remained calm and smiled, showing that the Timberwolves' tactics did not affect him.
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Theyâre now one step away from making it to the conference finals.
The Minnesota Timberwolves donât have anything to fear. They have their walls on the back, but will return home for Game 6. Thereâs also no point in thinking about the outcome of the result. If they lose, itâs their season done. Thatâs everything Minnesota needs to value the two days of rest they get before the game.
âIâm ready to get two days. âIâm excited for it,â said Anthony Edwards.
The Timberwolves have done some good things in the series against the Spurs. Theyâve beaten them on the road, held DeâAaron Fox to modest numbers, and found ways to upset Victor Wembanyamaâs rhythm. Granted, they couldnât execute anything on the road during Game 5. But that doesnât take away from what the group has achieved up until this point.
âI donât see nobody in the locker room thatâs too worried,â Edwards added.
The task is still going to be extremely difficult. The Timberwolves are at home, but still without Donte DiVincenzo. Edwards is also hobbled. Thatâs where the Spursâ depth, where rookie Dylan Harper stars, has often hit back against anything good that Minnesota does. Countering San Antonioâs plethora of shot creators will be tricky.
But the Timberwolves werenât expected to make the conference finals in back-to-back seasons either. Just as Wembanyama suddenly erupted, the Wolves did a great job of responding to adversity. They have defied expectations before. Having stunned the Spurs in this series, who says itâs not possible again?
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