‘You Have to Punch Him In His Face’ – Ex-NFL RB Urges Spurs Players to Run to Victor Wembanyama’s Defense vs. Draymond Green
‘Cause Draymond Green, one of them players man, you have to punch him in his face.
- Nov 13, 2026; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) dribbles against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in the second half at Frost Bank Center.
- ‘Cause he gon keep doing it.” Dylan Harper’s 3-pointer with 6:47 left in the second quarter had just made it 45-22 when Green came from behind on a run and drove a forearm into Wembanyama’s back, sending him to the floor.
- What Wembanyama Said About Handling Physical Play From Draymond Green Wembanyama, the player at the center of Holliday’s complaint, was asked about the foul after the game.
© Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was called for a Flagrant 1 on Friday night for shoving Victor Wembanyama from behind during the San Antonio Spurs’ 123-85 NBA Cup win.
Wembanyama later called the foul “not surprising.” In a video posted recently, former NFL player Marcus Holliday took issue with how the Spurs responded as much as with the foul itself, and he urged San Antonio’s players to answer Green physically, fine or no fine.
- A year earlier, in a November 2025 NBA Cup game, the Warriors won 109-108; a called-off Wembanyama alley-oop over Green left the two face-to-face, trading words.
- Asked separately how he gets ready for more physical treatment from players like Green, Wembanyama said: “I feel very secure, I know I have to be smart.
- Why Marcus Holliday Wanted Victor Wembanyama’s Teammates to Step In Holliday’s first point was about the Spurs: “Didn’t nobody come protect Wemby.
- Officials reviewed the play and ruled it a Flagrant 1, finding that Green had wound up before the contact, and Wembanyama made the one free throw that came with it.
- It’s not a good basketball strategy and it shows.” The Flagrant 1 was Green’s first of the 2026-27 season and the 21st of his career, including the playoffs.
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