Victor Wembanyama picked up a Flagrant 1 foul for an elbow to Karl-Anthony Towns’s chin in the third quarter during Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Although it looked inadvertent, it could turn into a critical call over as the Spurs and the Knicks continue to duke it out for the Larry O’Brien trophy.
That’s because the NBA applies a specific set of disciplinary measures to prevent players from accruing a large amount of flagrant fouls in the regular season and the playoffs. For flagrants, the league has a point system where players are given one point for each Flagrant 1 foul and two points, an automatic ejection and automatic fine for a play deemed a Flagrant 2.
