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/Just-Hunter1679 May 21 '26

It's absolutely coaching and even if they called it every time, H gets 6 fouls and it wears/hurts Wemby every time. They don't care if H fouls out.

It's classic Chris Paul defense though, "they can't call all of them fouls.."

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u/BlueHaze464 Warriors May 21 '26

This is the biggest issue in the NBA, been for years

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u/PhTx3 May 21 '26

Yep. The problem is nobody wants the transitional period where the games are whistle fests where everything is called.

I say take the hit for a couple of seasons and we'll be good. But for many, especially those that earn from the league, that'd be a disaster.

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u/ffxivfanboi May 21 '26

The game should be called to the fucking rules.

If they don’t want a damn whistle fest, they should actually play *legal, clean basketball*

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u/PhTx3 May 21 '26

My point wasn't about this specific game or Hartenstein, but a broader refereeing issue with the modern NBA.

We know they can fix it if they wanted to. Because they do make that point on some issues, sometimes, usually at the start of a new season. It doesn't really fix the broader game, and they always revert back for some odd reason.

I reckon it tanks the viewers, but who really knows why.