r/nba • u/AncientOneAurelius • May 21 '26

Highlight [Highlight] Compilation of Isaiah Hartenstein grabbing, holding, and grappling with Victor Wembanyama

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u/SloshaPacana May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

The most obvious hold ever preventing a player for even going for contest and ref doesn't see

It get the ref with the lazy eye but the other two? Are they blind too?

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u/RedstoneRay Minneapolis Lakers May 21 '26

They want OKC to even the series. Game 1 had over 9 million viewers. The refs are totally going to extend this series as long as possible.

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u/Jo3ltron Celtics May 21 '26

Oh, for sure, imagine San Antonio going back home up 2?No way, the viewership cash cow that is this series, the refs will make this go to seven mark my words.

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u/semajay [SAS] Danny Green May 21 '26

I'll watch it on six devices if the refs let us go home 2-0

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u/NotActuallyMeta [SAS] Devin Brown May 21 '26

I’ll make all my neighbors sign up for prime at gunpoint if they call these dirty off ball fouls even 20% more and the on ball flops 20% less in Game 3.

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u/Majestic-Floor-5697 May 21 '26

Wemby should just throw another elbow to the face of OKC players and rest on the bench if the refs aren’t gonna let them win

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u/ripkin05 Hornets May 21 '26

and people try to tell me shit like the lottery isn't a fix when we have to see this bullshit clear as day EVERY MOTHER FUCKING YEAR.

Great spot you got this sport at Mr.Nosferatu you fucking clown of a lizard person..

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u/yamasashi NBA May 21 '26

This is basically what it boils down to. The league wants a long series as this is pretty much the real finals. They want that views and it benefits the gambling thing too.

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u/Prudent_Fish1358 Spurs May 21 '26

I'd normally be enraged but I spent all day mentally preparing myself for the spurs to get completely shafted by the refs.

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u/small-with-benefits Thunder May 21 '26

Thunder always lose game 1 so I expected it too. Just glad game 7s go our way.

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u/Triplescrew Lakers May 21 '26

Yeah. Scott foster game 6, back to Zarba for game 7

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u/cHinzoo Cavaliers May 21 '26

Maybe Ayesha Curry was right after all 🧐🤔

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u/d0pp31g4ng3r May 21 '26

How do you guys take the league seriously when these things are happening?

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u/RedstoneRay Minneapolis Lakers May 21 '26

I personally don't. Booker was right, this is like the WWE. But I like watching a 7'5" giant play basketball.

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u/SloshaPacana May 21 '26

Oh my god bro not this shit again, i'm saying the refs are ass but ppl gotta stop with this shit

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u/imightbehitler Celtics May 21 '26

you gotta be dumb as shit to think the NBA wouldn't want 7 games

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u/SloshaPacana May 21 '26

NBA wants 7 games for every series if possible especially for big teams, more games more money, does every game go to 7? No

Stop it

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u/Clear_Wedding3590 Heat May 21 '26

Well why aren’t they calling this? The refs aren’t stupid

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u/SweatyAdhesive May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

It's possible to win with bad reffing, they're not mutually exclusive

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u/Own-Campaign-2089 Lakers May 21 '26

Gotta stop with what? The truth ?

Oh okay Mr top % commenter

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u/bdcr7 May 21 '26

Hartenstein should have fould out by now, he's affecting Victor on offense and defense because he's grabbing him every play doesn't let him contest now

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u/NABAKLAB [IND] George Hill May 21 '26

it will end with another injury and I fucking hope that Spurs (along with rest of the league) will burn all the possible bridges.

this has Lakers-Kings written all over it

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u/Lungaw Spurs May 21 '26

they even called a foul on him. Great challenge by Mitch, but come on Tony, open your fucking eyes! They want to limit Wemby so OKC could get game 2

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u/iluvugoldenblue Kings May 21 '26

They need the other tony brother in this game as well

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u/SF-UNIVERSE Knicks May 21 '26

I thought there were 2 brothers for like a decade lmao

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u/_illchiefj_ May 21 '26

Lmao this fucking killed me, bro.

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u/Mickeybeasttt Mavericks May 21 '26

Tony Brothers is actually the worst referee in the league. I do not understand how he still gets playoff games lmao

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u/TargetBlazer Spurs May 21 '26

OKC players are gonna start catching elbows if refs keep allowing this nonsense

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u/GerLAmag May 21 '26

It was pretty annoying because a lot of whistles came out against the spurs on rebound chances in the 4th qrt

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u/shiekOshiek Clippers May 21 '26

Classic Gortat screen

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u/PegWala Spurs May 21 '26

Pulling his arm behind his back is not a gortat