Wembanyama was charged with a flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the head/neck area with 8:39 remaining in Sunday night’s second quarter.

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Naz Reid should be fine. All he needs is a dentist, fight doctor, chiropractor, masseuse, and an ice bag the size of Rudy Gobert’s head. There are a lot of great nicknames in the NBA. Reid’s should be as ugly as the Victor Wembanyama elbow that sent him reeling like a bloody extra in a Rocky movie.

He got up because his grandmother, Linda, always got up to take care of a young Naz when his mother was teaching preschool or stuck at any number of odd jobs she needed to make sure the lights stayed on and the refrigerator was full.

Naz Reid melted hearts before Timberwolves vs. Spurs Game 3 after a couple asked him to hold their newborn baby instead of signing an autograph. Naz Reid has grown accustomed to fans asking for autographs and selfies before games. Since the Minnesota ...