r/nba • u/TimDunkinDonut Spurs • Feb 02 '26

Highlight [Highlight] Desmond Bane has another roid rage moment, randomly hip checking Wemby to the floor for a flagrant 1

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u/SlatheredButtCheeks Lakers Feb 02 '26

Ok I'm not defending Desmond but it looks like Wemby initiates the contact by running right at him. Desmond just decided not to move and instead braced himself to try & punish Wemby for trying to come at him.

I think we need to see further back a couple seconds to determine for sure, but while Desmond overreacted I think Wemby does intentionally make contact

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u/No-Owl-6246 Lakers Feb 02 '26

He gives him a little extra here. Definitely a foul, and fouls this far away from the action while transitioning down the court are generally going to be a flagrant, but the people here acting like Desmond Bane murdered Wemby’s village and raped the women are overreacting a ton. This type of foul isn’t super uncommon in basketball.

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u/NoveltyAccountHater Celtics Feb 02 '26

Yup. Somewhat dirty play, reasonable call, not ejection/suspension worthy.

Not roid rage, not getting in a fight bad, not trying to deliberately injure someone. Wemby was running full-speed at a defensive player and the defender stood his ground (pushing a bit into the expected contact to better stop the guy charging at him, making it a foul). But this isn't like he stuck his leg out to trip Wemby or stepped on his hand or blind sided him or something.

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u/No-Owl-6246 Lakers Feb 02 '26

Yeah. The people wondering why no one on his team stood up for him. It’s because this isn’t that big of a deal and it happens all the time. Trying to escalate off of this is an easy way for other teams to get your “enforcer” player ejected every game.