{"id":1931318,"date":"2026-05-12T14:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931318"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:30:39","slug":"the-bounce-is-a-wemby-revenge-game-against-the-wolves-coming-in-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931318","title":{"rendered":"The Bounce: Is a Wemby revenge game against the Wolves coming in Game 5?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bounce Newslette<\/b>r<\/strong>\u00a0\":basketball:\"<\/span>\u00a0| This is The Athletic\u2019s<\/em> daily NBA newsletter.\u00a0Sign up here<\/a>\u00a0to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox.<\/p>\n

On this day in 1985, the New York Knicks won the first draft lottery in league history. It netted them Patrick Ewing, arguably the greatest player in franchise history. Conspiracy theories always get thrown out about a bent or frozen \u2014 or a bent and<\/em> frozen \u2014 envelope being used to ensure the Knicks got Ewing. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll ever believe that, but it\u2019s fun to discuss with friends.<\/p>\n

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Wemby\u2019s world<\/strong><\/p>\n

Revenge game on tap tonight for Spurs\u2019 star?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I said when he was first entering the NBA, if you\u2019re the type of fan who\u2019ll get really sick of Victor Wembanyama content, then this newsletter is not the place for you. I still remember the first time I watched him play. The NBA was streaming his French League games on its app, and I tuned in ready to dissect him as a player and find reasons to quell the hype. I was maybe five minutes into the game before realizing, \u201cThis kid is going to be the real deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What has followed is an ascension to the top with a mutation of basketball as we used to know it. The 22-year-old Wemby is in just his third season, and yet he\u2019s using those unreasonably long limbs to climb to the mountaintop.<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s Game 4 against the Timberwolves, however, Minnesota\u2019s strategy of roughing Wembanyama up and being uber-physical with him finally got under his skin.<\/strong> While being aggressively swarmed by Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid, Wembanyama corralled the ball and threw an elbow right into Reid\u2019s throat. Wemby was assessed a Flagrant 2 and ejected from the game. (He will not face any additional punishment<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The Spurs still nearly won, but the series is tied 2-2 heading back to San Antonio. All eyes are now on Wemby and how he\u2019ll exact his revenge.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen Wemby have some intense focus early in his career, looking to embarrass those he feels competitive ire toward. His incessant need to dominate games involving Chet Holmgren is a good example of that. Have the Wolves and their physical play drawn that same wrath?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n