San Antonio (AP) – Victor Wembanyama has enough.
The star of San Antonio charged from Ivica Zubac after the Los Angeles Center pushed him to the court during the 128-116 clippers victory on the Spurs on Wednesday evening.
The frustration of what Wembanyama considers a lack of calls and respect, officials boiled at the end of the third quarter – and during his post -match press conference.
“So … it’s not even a question of zubac,” said Wembanyama. “It’s just frustration, it doesn’t matter who it was.”
When he was asked if he thought he was getting a fair whistle of managers, Wembanyama ridiculed: “No.”
Zubac’s push was only the last manifest physique that Wembanyama had to face.
Zubac shouted to the officials earlier in the third quarter for not calling a fault on Harrison Barnes after the Spurs striker blocked his lay-up. Frustration has boiled when Wembanyama blocked Zubac’s Dunk’s attempt with 4:49 to play in the third quarter and no fault was called.
Zubac flowered his frustration arms and was late defensively, looking at Barnes throwing himself into a 3-point pointer that cut the mowers at 85-78. However, Zubac rushed into the painting when the shot was lifted and gave a hard hip check and a bebaks on Wembanyama, sending it to fly to the basic line.
Wembanyama gathered and charged Zubac but was retained by the staff of the Spurs and the players, who had deposited in the court while the coach of the Clippers, Ty Lue, called a dead time immediately after the pointer of Barnes.
“I reacted a little,” said Zubac. “I thought I went to lack (on the previous game). I was angry with the referees. So I was late (on the Harrison Barnes 3 -point shot). I saw him climb. I saw Wemby crash, so I knew I had to implement it. I hit her a little louder. I let the emotions take control a little, but I apologized to him. This is not how I want to be on the ground and compete. »»
Zubac finished with 21 points and 22 rebounds. Wembanyama collected 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Despite Zubac’s push, no fault was called. The officials also did not call a technical fault on Wembanyama and, after a brief discussion, did not examine the room.
The absence of an appeal angry Wembanyama and the Spurs.
“I thought there were a few games that should have been taken care of earlier,” said the acting coach from San Antonio, Mitch Johnson said. “You will have reactions like that. It is probably surprising that he did not react like that earlier, to be honest. He gets a lot of contacts and at some point, he will have to continue to protect himself if people controlling the game, supposedly, will not. »»
It is something that Wembanyama knows that he had to face while the teams try to limit his unique ability to shoot at 3 points and to a dribbling as a guard by relying and pushing his 235 pound frame.
“It is therefore a difficult thing to fight, because it sometimes seems unfair,” said Wembanyama. “But, of course, we talk about it with the staff and there are things that I have to do for myself. First of all, being strong and not bail out blows, but there is also work to do. Talking to the referees, of course, explaining me. But for me, I do not have the impression that it is something that I should influence. I’m a basketball player, I’m here to play, and yes, that’s why it’s frustrating. It is not my job to do politics. »»
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