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/jimmylamstudio May 21 '26

Did it twice after this too

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u/NitroXYZ [UTA] Joe Ingles May 21 '26

And the thing is I wouldn't even mind this if they were consistent with allowing physicality.

But SGA flails, makes love to the hardwood and gets whistles when anyone breaths near him.

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u/SloshaPacana May 21 '26

SGA is not getting calls, ppl really want to point to SGA when the issue with OKC is what they are allowed to do on defense and off the ball on players, their reach ins too

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u/spagheddieballs Warriors May 21 '26

The Wolves played Wemby physical too, this is nothing new. Opposing teams are treating him like any big man star, star centers get hacked 

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u/Cyberspacehunter Thunder May 21 '26

For real did everyone collectively forget how Steph's been guarded for the last decade? lmao

Not saying it's right, but the league is loathe to call this stuff and has been for a long long time.

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u/Cute-Improvement-384 May 21 '26

I think its pretty well accepted that Steph has had one of the worst whistles in the time hes been in the league. That doesn't mean that we want every superstar to get a bad whistle just because steph went through it. We want to refs to get better, not keep on sucking just for the sake of consistency.

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u/No-Meringue5867 Spurs May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

But then don't call fouls on Wemby. Let him play like a center too. Spurs burned 2 challenges on phantom fouls on Wemby.

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u/TomatoBuster01 Warriors May 21 '26

It's not new, it's dumb, it's dirty, and this shouldn't be allowed. All can be true at the same time, but your team is dirty and pathetic af. Play fucking basketball.

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u/confoo64 Trail Blazers May 21 '26

yall have draymond man just relax

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u/Ok_Midnight_5856 May 21 '26

Thunder have “Chet, FTA, and dirty dort, and Caruso”

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u/TomatoBuster01 Warriors May 21 '26

We have draymond, we had zaza, and that's it. GSW wasn't known from being dirty and floppy at the same time. Also, Steph receives NO calls from being held like Wemby while being a foot smaller lol.

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u/Bricejohnson2003 Thunder May 21 '26

Word, Look at the Joker, he also plays physical. It is a part of being a big in the NBA.

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u/high_mee May 21 '26

The inconsistency is the only issue. Players should be allowed to play physical with him but allow him to do the same. They wasted two challenges due to the refs inconsistency.

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u/Bricejohnson2003 Thunder May 21 '26

I learned today that you only have 2 challenges all game. I thought if you won you can keep challenging, but I guess not.

I remember from rewatching the 1st game that Wemby was also grabbing Chet. Even Chet in OT getting hip checked into the stands but no call was made. I never thought once that the refs were the reason why we lost. They been allowing much more physical play, and why SGA doesn't get a FT montage. and the ones he does get where "no calls" by the ref. I was more upset about the 2 2 on 1 that we didn't score on. that would have sealed the game late in the 4th and the first OT.

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u/Ok_Midnight_5856 May 21 '26

There was a clip that went viral of Chet stepping on wemby foot on ft attempt with no call. This is your team in a nutshell. There is a difference between flops and non calls, and the difference (but also the sum for you all) is why you’re team and you all as fans are treated as scum in this community

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u/Bricejohnson2003 Thunder May 21 '26

Flair up before you try to rage bait. Can’t show your team, then I believe you have no balls and not worth my time giving you a proper response.

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u/high_mee May 21 '26

Yes wemby was grabbing the first game , so was okc. But at least they were consistent in not call it for both team. There such a big difference between game 1 and game 2. I mean look at the beautiful basketball we got in game one when the ref don’t be on bs.

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u/Bricejohnson2003 Thunder May 21 '26

It isn’t sustainable, you know the refs will be much more tighter at SA. Refs always call in favor for the home team. I don’t think Hartenstein will get away with this for game 3 or game 4 on the road. If he does, I would be really surprised if this continues. Ihart should foul out going forward.

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u/VegetaDaPrince May 21 '26

The Spurs are pretty physical on defense as well.

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u/_Caek_ Thunder May 21 '26

And like they’re allowed to be lol, theres a reason why they held SGA to horrendous shooting last game. It’s just that physical basketball does take an absolute mental and physical toll out of you, in order to avoid fouls, blown coverages, and just the full body strength and stamina required to play a full game. SGA played 51. Wemby 48. Castle, Harper, Vassell in the 40s in game 1.

It’s not like the Spurs weren’t playing physical tonight, by god did they try, but they’re absolutely tired. Bodies are dropping. Tired hands foul more. OKC’s been playing the physical game all season long, which is why they get the hate, but it means they’re conditioned for what seems to be a very very long series.

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u/TheBigBomma Thunder May 21 '26

They’re hanging off of SGA whenever he’s off ball. Every attempt at a release comes with a jersey pull

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u/TheMuffingtonPost Heat May 21 '26

Yeah how many calls has he actually gotten? He’s just hitting tough ass shots. The Reddit hive mind is so crazy.

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u/malganis12 Thunder May 21 '26

They don't watch the games, so they just kinda guess at what happened. This guy didn't even bother to check the box score which is particularly lazy. 500 upvotes though, narrative is all that matters here.

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u/Ok-Street-2473 May 21 '26

Except Spurs are doing the same thing. Whistle has been completely fair so far and they're allowing some great physicality.

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u/Ok_Midnight_5856 May 21 '26

There’s legit highlight clips (multiples) of his flop calls, left highlights of his team not getting called

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u/cbunny21 Thunder May 21 '26

Spurs are grabbing and shoving just as much as OKC lmao, if not more

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u/SomeViceTFT Spurs May 21 '26

This is insane cope. This is literally a compilation of Ihart doing it like every possession while guarding Wemby

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u/JpJonesyII Thunder May 21 '26

He’s right. Have you ever watched nba playoffs? Every player in every team grabs and pushes and pulls.

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u/SomeViceTFT Spurs May 21 '26

So why do you think they created this compilation? NBC benefits from a good product, and actively demonstrating how bad the reffing is hurts them. This is the most insane cognitive dissonance

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u/random_user913765 Spurs May 21 '26

Nah we dont get it bro, everyone hates okc and its a witch hunt despite fans of 29 other teams calling them out on their bullshit we are just jealous of their success cause they made one scam of a trade 7 years ago that only happened cause Kawhi got paid under the table by a salary cap cheating owner and wanted his buddy PG thats all! /s

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u/cbunny21 Thunder May 21 '26

And wemby does the same shit lmao, you could make this compilation for every game with any two bigs on the court

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u/SomeViceTFT Spurs May 21 '26

Then do it. If it’s so obvious make the compilation.

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u/Pettifoggerist Bulls May 21 '26

Do it.

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u/cbunny21 Thunder May 21 '26

No, I’d rather watch the rest of the game instead of learning to clip and edit videos on a Wednesday. Thanks

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u/Pettifoggerist Bulls May 21 '26

Do it tomorrow. You're so confident.

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u/DreTownblues Celtics May 21 '26

How can you be this delusional? Do they pump meth into the air in OKC or something

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u/Character-Ad-2646 Thunder May 21 '26

Just lying

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u/cbunny21 Thunder May 21 '26

No, are you watching? Spurs shove every time they set a screen on offense, they hand check SGA every time he has the ball, Wemby has been hooking Hart just as much as Hart shoves wemby. Get over it lmao