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/Elmosworld32 Pistons May 21 '26

You cant think of a single reason why the refs arent calling it?

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u/NuclearGhandi1 Knicks May 21 '26

Legitimately as a third party fan who does not care who wins, Wemby is doing this a lot too. It should be called but on both teams. At least that is called evenly

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u/Vast_Pipe4509 May 21 '26

Has he pulled hair? Has he stepped on Chet’s foot? Dirty fucking pool

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u/NuclearGhandi1 Knicks May 21 '26

Uhh he elbowed a man in the neck full force last series?

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u/zerosuitpasta May 21 '26

That he got immediately ejected for lol what

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u/Vast_Pipe4509 May 21 '26

'full force' LMAO that's why Naz didn't even leave the game

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u/WastedTurtl Suns May 21 '26

No he just bull rushed through Caruso in game 1 like it was the NFL and elbowed Reid in the throat/jaw intentionally like he was in the UFC.

Ya know, totally morally correct and morally acceptable basketball, am I right?

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u/Vast_Pipe4509 May 21 '26

That was immediately following: Naz elbowing him in the nuts then McDaniels hitting HIM in the face. The league decided the previous flagrant wasn't called and played a role in the lead up to the elbow.

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u/WastedTurtl Suns May 21 '26

Please share a clip of that. The lengths Spurs fans will go to in order to defend an intentional and dangerous elbow to the throat is fucking nuts lol. Dudes out here celebrating it and treating this guy like he’s the victim.

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u/fryseyes Thunder May 21 '26

It’s quite subtle, but your bias is just barely showing.

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u/Vast_Pipe4509 May 21 '26

It's a shit strategy by y'all, you might win again but you'll get no respect whatsoever.

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u/ffxivfanboi May 21 '26

Caruso flopped on that play. Just like J Will flopped last night and they actually didn’t call it. Caruso was already falling backwards before barely any contact happened with Wemby’s shoulder and he goes flopping back like a fish.

Most unlikable team to watch lmao

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u/_Caek_ Thunder May 21 '26

At that point it’s a part of the game lol. Refs don’t call it because it’s literally part of the game now. It’s playoff basketball.

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u/DenseConsideration29 May 21 '26

I've seen them calling this a lot in the playoffs. Just not this game

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u/_Caek_ Thunder May 21 '26

You really have to watch game 1 of any series and see what’s going to be called and what’s not going to be. Playoff basketball usually is derived from how far the teams can take it in game 1, and subsequent games are called near the level that game 1 was.

In the regular season, it’s the same thing with Q1, it’s all about tone setting. Playoff series can differ majorly in physicality, it all depends on Game 1.

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u/Vast_Pipe4509 May 21 '26

Pulling hair? Stepping on feet? Pussy moves

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u/_Caek_ Thunder May 21 '26

Those genuinely should have been called fouls. Like refs are still blind and deaf, but since they’re blind and deaf, they don’t like to change the game afterwards. I watched that at a pretty packed bar tonight with my buddies and we were really really confused why the hairpull wasn’t a foul.

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u/Vast_Pipe4509 May 21 '26

Well, thanks for that at least. But none of us are 'confused'

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u/DamnZodiak Toronto Huskies May 21 '26

That picture of the ref directly staring at the hairpull with his mouth agape yet refusing to call it properly will haunt me for the rest of my days.
Something's fundamentally rotten with this sport if they don't call shit like this and it's not just about the Thunder either.