[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama collides with Nikola Jokić, who hits the floor and is now bleeding from the bridge of his nose.
Honestly it didn’t look bad at first, but you rarely see someone bleed from the bridge of their nose in an NBA game
Then Spurs shoot 3 free throws xd
3 free throws and the ball
What’s the point of having replay if they can’t just fix obvious shit like this.
Its for highlights dummy
+3000 Adam Silver Credit Score
3 FT, possession, and Wemby doesn’t pick up 3rd foul. That could be a game decider there lol
They wont have ratings if Wemby gets the third foul and he’s out the rest of the game. Wemby=💵💵💵💵
Tbf, the two technical fouls and the transition take foul were all fair and completely avoidable.
That’s true; if the referee correctly calls a foul on Wemby at the start of the play, none of those fouls happen.
It is. Refs ended the game at that point. Nba refs are literally the worst in the world
Bro it was the first quarter. Game is far from over. I understand it was a bad no call but the nuggets are a good team they can come back lol
Brother it’s a lakers fan, their view for what bad refereeing is has gotta be biased lol
For real lol
They can indeed
Such a great game
It’s been like this for the last 25+ years it’s just worst than it’s ever been because now gambling is legal. Name a sport easier to rig without getting caught? And if you get caught nothing will happen as evidenced by Silvers treatment of the Clippers ripping up the salary cap guidebook. Silver and gambling have led to a serious decline in the quality of the NBA and it ironically all started AFTER COVID so no one can blame it on that
The fix was earlier than COVID for sure but that did help it snowball
Oh a lakers fan , what a surprise lmao
Shh, we need the Nuggets to lose
I’m not sure it matters anymore
If Luka is back mid Playoffs, we’d really need the 3 seed and to play the Rockets.
If he’s out for the season, yeah agreed nothing matters.
Nuggets needed to overcome the awful officiating in order to win.
Probably means wemby needs to trim his finger nails cause there’s no way that was enough force to break the skin otherwise.
Most likely a fingernail scrape some skin play on.
Had to be a nail…looks like he barely tapped him lol
Wemby must have some talons
Tis but a scratch
I’ve seen it in a WNBA game more recently
Suns fans cry 2007 tears
i mean, it was not intentional, but the fact that WEMBY got to shoot 3 free throws because of this was crazy.
edit: not to mention, it would be his 3rd foul
It’s because Gordon got a tech and they clear path fouled on the possession
still crazy but that’s why it happened
Yeah all of that because the refs “missed” the obvious call on Wemby. Understandable chaos ensues from terrible officiating.
That was not an obvious call. Hand wasn’t extended, crowded inside the paint. Not saying it wasn’t a foul, but not something refs would catch off the ball half the time.
Call the foul and if Jokic is caught flopping, then issue the flopping tech. It’s literally the whole point. Instead, it’s Spurs getting 3 FT, keeps possession and avoids a third foul on Wemby when it should’ve been 2 FT for Nuggets, Wemby in massive foul trouble and a potential flagrant. That’s a massive swing in points benefitting the offending team because they refuse to use a rule.
This almost certainly would have been reviewed for a flagrant if it were called. Therefore the refs literally created a 5-10 point swing in this game with this bullshit, and we were behind by 5-10 points for the majority of the time after that. That plus the fact that Wemby is avoided foul trouble early means this one missed call completely changed the nature of the game.
Embarrassing as fuck that The Spurs still managed to let this slip even after given when objectively amounts to a pretty massive handicap.
No intention means it’s not a flagrant foul. That is absolutely still a foul.
That’s not true. Flagrant 1 is unintentional but reckless
You’d be surprised how many hits to the face are automatic flagrant 1s. Being reckless with your hands and hitting someone in the face definitely can be a flagrant 1
If a foul isn’t intentional does it not get called now?
Inadvertent for sure but i bet that hurt like a motherfucker.
Missing that is huge by the refs. would have been wemby’s 3rd
Instead the Spurs get 3 free throws and the Nuggets lose the momentum they had going for them
This is how games can be fixed without even making a call.
And why I don’t bet on NBA
Such is life. The Nuggets will bring it back again tho. I got faith!
They called that a shooting foul ???? It’s never called that way
two techs (adelman/gordon) and a take foul
Good. I want OKC vs Denver, electric boogaloo
“Missing”. They saw it, knew it was a foul, and refused to give wemby a third.
yeah that would hold water if they didn’t already give him a quick two
much more likely that they just missed it
Cause the first 2 were bullshit lol. This whole game being called really whacky
wrong, he got caught reaching and was called correctly the first 2
2nd foul was a hook by jokic
I keep saying this. He should have 1 foul for hitting Jokic. The other 2 didn’t count and refs wanted to take him out cause it’s a nuggets home game
I wouldn’t be surprised if every ref in the league had a memo “don’t fuck up the popular guys”
missing
Wemby’s hand looking like a face hugger in the replay. 👽
Dude could straight palm his face lmao
Is he the biggest hand in the NBA now?
His fingers are so long they had to crawl around Jokic’s nose before breaking free.
This is the nba in a nutshell. Dude gets accidentally hit in the face, no call, team is upset, dude who accidentally hit him in the face gets free points
7 point swing
Refs give the nuggets 2 techs for calling them out on being absolute ass
His hand is two times bigger than Jokic head, crazy shit
Looked like a damn “Trunk Sucker” from the “Alien Planet” show
6 point swing for them from pure reffing just as we got momentum. Absolute bullshit.
The fact the spurs got 3 FTs out of this the other way is insane lmao 🤣
And the 3 cause “take foul.” 6 point swing from the refs just as we went on a run. Classic.
Whole game was a joke with refs jerking off the Spurs. Total miracle for Nuggets to overcome 5 vs 8 all game.
“im blind, im deaf, i wanna be a ref” 🗣️🗣️
A man is bleeding and the the other team gets 3 free throws and the ball. Help me understand.
This shit is why I don’t watch the NBA anymore. This is my first game since Bibby and the Kings back in the aughties, and this golden moment just slapped me in my dumbass face. AG and Jokic got me back into bball but I clearly can’t stick around, my tolerance for bullshit is too low.
wtf is this game lol
Ref fans feasting already
Referee masterclass
if wemby doesnt have 2 fouls thats a foul instead he gets what 2? 3? free throws
5 point swing on fouls and possession lmao
And it would’ve been Wemby’s third foul
I mean , 2 those early fouls were very soft seems like the refs just decided to mess up today
It’s not Wemby’s fault that dudes heads are by his elbows, but he constantly hits people in the face, and that’s a foul.
Wembanyama went on two shoot THREE free throws.
One due to a tech on Adelman, one due to a tech on Gordon, and one more due to a take foul on Bruce Brown
Two for the take foul. 1 tech
According to the play-by-play it is one for the take foul, two for the tech.
I don’t know
Not sure the refs know either. 😂😂
Take fouls are one shot, clear path fouls are two.
Wemby hits Jokic in the face then gets 3 free throws and the ball… Nuggets had all the momentum too
Spurs got 5 points out of this. 2pt lead went to 7
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It didn’t look intentional but we do need enforced nail trimming and filing
Should have missed those ft on purpose. Then he would get respect.
That Oklahoma education
bad miss, so clearly a foul on wemby
Jokic gets clocked in the face and they shoot three and get the ballwtf jus happened?
They missed the two most obvious fouls on Jokic this quarter and people wonder why he has to resort to flopping
Literal 5 point swing on this play alone and that should have been Wemby’s 3rd…
No call bc that would give Wemby 3 fouls in the 1st, unbelievable
Yea bs, but Nugget’s won fair and square anyways.
I don’t want to hear how Jokic gets favorable whistle ever again lmao
foul but the crash to earth seemed excessive
I thought so also but I mean he is bleeding from the nose.
Jokic is a flopper but I don’t think this was a flop. An inadvertent whack from the hand of a running 7 footer can’t feel good.
Please get hit in the face unexpectedly and hard enough that you bleed and then report back.
This thread would be vastly different if it involved anyone else besides Jokic. Imagine if it was SGA…they’d be cheering Wemby on and calling SGA a flopper.
That would’ve been Wemby’s 3rd foul
They gave spurs 3ft and the ball and wemby avoids his third foul. Most one sided, biased refereeing I’ve ever seen. The NBA is not a serious league
What was Jokic doing with that chicken wing elbow maneuver? Looks like Wemby hit Jokic in the face accidentally while trying to move around the elbow.
Weird none of the other comments are addressing this. 100% what happened
My exact thought as well. I don’t follow either team or nba at this point tbh, but Jokic tried to have Wemby run into his elbow, and Wemby responded with a finger nail to the nose (look at the mark on Jokics nose).
“is bleeding from the bridge of his nose”
expected more than a little red spot, i mean i guess it’s accurate but this does not feel that deep
Inadvertent contact by Wemby but it’s absurd that the Spurs got the positive outcome for that
Got five points on that possession.
It is but its still a foul even if you did it by accident. Crazy refball getting 2 freethrows and possession off that.
Punches? Come on
“Punches” lmaoo
Ethical basketball
ETHICAL BASKETBALL
Golden boy cant foul out of the game!!!!!
the refs called 2 techs and a take foul, spurs shoot 3 and keep the ball lmao, fuck off dude
NBA is rigged
Jokic lifted up his elbow though. Or am I missing something g something
Wow compare this shit with hockey players enduring some pain …. What a bunch of pussies in this league
His legs broken too? That why he stayed down?
From what I see, it’s karma and she is a bitch :D his elbow way to high when he is turning on Wembi, and you can see from Wembi that it was completely unintentional contact he doesn’t even look, he follows ball. Don’t get me wrong I love both of them.
Wemby needs UFC gloves
This play spikes sgas odds 20%
Y’all just gonna ignore how jokic tries to chop him in the throat first?
Why would Lu Dort do this?
Never seen a player get punched in the face with blood and the OTHER GUY GETS 3 free throws and the ball.
The flop was crazy tho
I’ve got no dog in this fight, but Jokic flipped that elbow way up high.
Can’t the referees stop the play in such cases ? Instead of letting it run like this
Couldn’t anyone just fall to the ground and abuse it?
Punish the abusers with a tech
In soccer when a player get injured, it is customary to kick the ball outside. The team of the injured player then pass it back when the play resume.
r/NBA 9⁄11
Alien just probed him.
“Collides” is doing a lot of work here. Looks like his hand hit him in the face
Look like Jokic hit Victor and Victor hit hit him back in the face. What do I know 🤔?
So just ignore the elbow jokic threw out first? Lol
Jokic hits Wemby, who’s hand the flicks up and scratches the Jokester
It’s a joke
Why play the game if they’re gonna get free throws and possession for hitting the other team in the face?
Refs love San Antonio.
Glass houses mother fucker lol
Wemby and castle received fouls within 5 minutes 😂😂😂
And the refs have been apologizing ever since.
They should 😂
Potential 10 pt swing in the game here. That’s a flagrant from Wemby and the Spurs wind up with 3 shots and the ball.
we are only starting to see the lengths the nba will go to to protect their new golden boy
By giving him 2 fouls for no reason before that ?
The only thing we’re “starting” to see is just how shit the refs are at their job
You must be new here
Is this the “ethical hooper” special lmao, JB and now this
I took a long break from the NBA a while back and I’m starting to feel like it might be time for another one. So much talent in the league but ref bullshit like that makes this game unwatchable. I understand it’s not an easy job but there is no way dudes should be getting rewarded like that for legitimately awful no calls. I’d be getting a fat fine today if I was Adelman
The league is all in on Wemby. I’m suprised the entire Denver team didn’t get ejected
The game ain’t over yet, let the refs cook…
Womp womp
NBA sucks, still too soft, 1 week to the playoffs, refs are still awful
This is a horribly reffed game.
I feel like wemby’s arm got caught a bit and when it released it sprung to jokic’s face
that’s what happens for crying wolf so often.
The NBA is a joke. Nothing new.
Man this is a great game if you like refs
Any chance that was just nail that caused wound? Obviously that means he still got hit in the face overall, but I can’t tell if the bleeding wound itself was caused by the physical force of Wemby’s whole hand or his nail.
Definitely a nail, the close up of Jokics face clearly shows it’s a nail mark. To me it looked like Jokic stuck his elbow out to semi coat hanger Wemby and in response Wemby gave him a finger nail to the nose, then Jokic flopped. Both committed fouls imo.
The flop tho 🙄 why ?
Can’t give Wemby 3 fouls early. Give them 3 FTs and the ball instead
If it wasn’t for the blood reddit would have their pitchforks ready to scream flopper 😂
Hit em with the old “I got your nose!” 7’6 style
This mvp race has turned into a bloodbath
Love learning about games from Reddit highlights lol. Fucking prime.
Great win by Nuggets against some really dedicated refs. Total joke all game. Like two sets of rules.
People would be calling for Dort to be vivisected on live TV if he did this
Gave him that E.T. tap-tap
tbh, it looked like wemby was just too long to get out of the way. also jokic threw an elbow to his chest first, play on
I’m impressed that drew blood. Jokic may have GSP/Fedor skin.
Opponents are getting more and more aggressive with Jokić because there are no repercussions. Jokić survived the arm gouging only to now get his nose and throat slammed.
Jokic got fouled hard at least twice this game no whistle
Tiger uppercut
This is the kind of officiating that needs an investigation. They gave San Antonio 4 free throws and possession and ignored a clear foul that would have prevented all of that.
if jaylin williams did this there would be a civil war
Refs/league hates jokic
And the league wonder why the 29 other fan bases can’t stand Sga. Can you imagine someone doing that to him and the other player getting 3 free throws. Impossible. Refs really seem on spurs side.
Ethical collision
oh please no. If Jokic and Luka becomes ineligible for All NBA First team. It will be……ridiculous.
5 points to Gryffindor Wemby!
Standard big man flailing. Rudy’s general hand movement.
An inadvertent smack to the nose means jokic loses all feeling in his legs and collapses to the floor? Holy flop. Shameless shit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/Gl5hDlWQiG
Looking worse by the second for wemby lol
I don’t see what you mean
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