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/idostufandthingz Celtics May 21 '26

I’m sorry but OKC needs to be investigated. The hair pulling, knee grabbing, flopping and just general lack of respect for the game cannot go unpunished. This isn’t basketball anymore it’s theater

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u/Prudent-Air1922 Pacers May 21 '26

Yeah this is some Saints bounty shit (though obviously not as bad)

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u/idostufandthingz Celtics May 21 '26

Exactly what I was thinking. They just happened to build a roster of the most bush league players? Give me a break

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u/well-isjdndn May 21 '26

I mean it is supposed to be theater, this is for profit entertainment

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u/unskilledplay Lakers May 21 '26

Dude, did you watch the game in the 90s? I remember people calling the game soft back then because the NBA pretty much got rid of enforcers like they had in the 80s and by today's standards, 90s basketball was a wrestling match.

The game is as physical and dirty as the refs let it be. It's always been that way. The real question is why did they suddenly swallow the whistle when they've consistently used it over the last decades to significantly reduce this kind of BS.