NBA Leaves Wemby Flagrant Foul Brunson At Two Points After Review
The NBA did not upgrade Victor Wembanyama’s shove of Jalen Brunson in the first quarter of Game 3, leaving wemby flagrant foul brunson unchanged after review. Wembanyama stays at two flagrant foul points for the postseason ahead of Wednesday’s Game 4.
Wembanyama Keeps Two Points
Wembanyama was not called for a foul when he shoved Brunson on Monday in the 2026 NBA Finals, then stayed at two flagrant foul points after Tuesday’s review decision. That leaves him one point short of the four-point line that brings an automatic suspension for one game.
He reached those two points earlier in the playoffs after a flagrant-2 foul and ejection for elbowing Naz Reid in the second round. The postseason total matters because the next upgraded call would put him at the suspension threshold.
McCutchen Sees Missed Call
Monty McCutchen said on ’s NBA Today on Tuesday, “Well, most certainly I think we can all agree that a foul was missed on that play.” He added, “A big part of our job is on-ball, off-ball exchanges between referees. We did a poor job of that here, where we’ve got two people on ball and we don’t see the screening action. Lots of fighting over screens throughout the game. And if we break down in our fundamentals in even the smallest amounts, we have the opportunity to miss a clear foul as we missed here.”
Brunson answered after the game with a short line of his own: “Whatever you saw is what you saw.” The Knicks guard was on the receiving end of the shove, and the play came in a series that was already tight, with New York leading 2-1 after Monday’s game.
Spurs Win, Series Tightens
San Antonio still took Monday’s game 115-111, with Wembanyama finishing with 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three blocks and two steals. The result kept the Spurs in the series while the Knicks held the edge in games.
The fouling discussion also sits against a recent league memory: Draymond Green was suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals after his team had built a 3-1 lead against the Cleveland Cavaliers. For Wembanyama, the immediate impact is simpler — he enters Wednesday’s Game 4 with two flagrant foul points and no added penalty from the review.
