Victor Wembanyama Got Called for the Lamest Technical Foul in Spurs’ Loss to Thunder

Even the announcers couldn’t believe it.

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama has lived up to the hype so far in his brief NBA career, as he’s shown that he’s able to do just about anything and everything on the court.

During Tuesday night’s loss to Chet Holmgren and the Thunder, Wembanyama pulled off a career first – he got called for a technical foul. He could be heard apologizing to the ref right after the whistle, but it really should have been the ref doing the apologizing because the call was pretty lame. 

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren drives past San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama during the second quarter at Paycom Center.  / Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports

Wembanyama slammed the ball into the ground after a foul call was made and the ball shot up over his head after he was unable to grab it. The refs should be able to give some leeway on something like that, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case for Wembanyama.

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy wasn’t happy about this call: 

Victor Wembanyama picks up a technical foul for bouncing the ball over his head 😬pic.twitter.com/kK8HkH9V0A

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 15, 2023

Wembanyama finished the night with just eight points and 14 rebounds in the 123–87 blowout loss.