Victor Wembanyama will not be suspended for his elbow on Naz Reid in Game 4, the NBA decided, clearing him to play in the Spurs' Game 5 on Tuesday.

Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama may be playoff rivals right now, but the respect still lingers beneath the surface. Few players understand the burden of anchoring a defense like the four-time Defensive Player of the Year.

Paul Pierce criticized the NBA for its decision to eject Victor Wembanyama from Game 4 between the Spurs and the Timberwolves.

San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama’s initial reaction moments before his ejection was pure confusion. The 22-year-old was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.

The San Antonio Spurs are at home on Tuesday night as they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. San Antonio enters Tuesday’s game tied with Minnesota in the series at 2-2 after losing on the road in Minneapolis in Game 4 on Sunday night.

Lost in the buzz around Victor Wembanyama getting ejected in the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 5 against Minnesota was a moment, captured on air by NBC, in which the third-year San Antonio star could be seen asking a teammate what the ruling by the referees meant.

Victor Wembanyama has a long way to go to catch up to Shaquille O’Neal. While the 22-year-old Wemby has been praised for his all-around attack, Hakeem Olajuwon, Nikola Jokic and Bill Russell