No additional penalty! Wembanyama's push on Brunson not upgraded to flagrant foul; still 2 points away from automatic suspension.

On June 10th Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that Wembanyama's shove on Brunson would not result in any additional penalty.

With about five minutes remaining in the first quarter of Game 3 of the Finals, Wembanyama forcefully pushed Brunson to the ground, and the officials on duty did not call a foul. At the time, Hart was advancing with the ball, and Brunson and Wembanyama were battling for position above the free-throw line. After brief physical contact, Wembanyama extended his arm and shoved Brunson's head, directly knocking him to the floor.

Today, McCutchen, the NBA's Senior Vice President of Referee Operations and head of referee development and training, admitted that this play was a missed call. On a program, McCutchen said: "I believe everyone agrees that this action should have been called a foul. Communication among referees regarding the details of off-ball plays is an important part of our work. But this time, we did not do it well. The two referees covering the ball side failed to notice this box-out confrontation. Throughout the game, there was constant physical contact around screens. Once referees make a mistake on a basic call, like this one, they end up missing obvious fouls."

NBA rules state that a player who accumulates 4 flagrant foul points in a single postseason will be automatically suspended for one game. Wembanyama previously had 2 flagrant foul points, all from a single call in the Western Conference Semifinals. In that game against the Timberwolves, he elbowed Naz Reid in the neck, receiving a Flagrant 2 and being ejected. thispush action was not upgraded to a flagrant foul, so Wembanyama's flagrant foul points remain at 2.

Suspensions due to flagrant foul point accumulation in the playoffs are uncommon but have happened. The most famous case is the Warriors' Draymond Green: he accumulated 4 flagrant foul points during the 2016 Finals and was suspended for Game 5. The Warriors lost that pivotal game and ultimately allowed the Cavaliers to complete the first 1-3 comeback in Finals history.

In this postseason, Wembanyama has repeatedly committed rough fouls, drawing widespread criticism, especially the elbow on Reid. In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Thunder, he appeared to pull Dort's hair while running. In Game 2 of the Finals, after Harper missed a layup and players scrambled for the rebound, Wembanyama reached out and grabbed Knicks backup point guard Alvarado by the neck, throwing him aside.