Victor Wembanyama may have forced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to call out a teammate

Victor Wembanyama has been so impactful in the Western Conference finals that he may have just forced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to call out Isaiah Hartenstein. After the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Game 2 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Gilgeous-Alexander was asked about Hartenstein’s defense against Wembanyama. And he said this: "I'm not sure if it was good, to be honest."

He was asked to elaborate, and he finally admitted that it was good. But then after the game, he said that he didn’t even hear the first question. "I didn't really hear her," he said. "And then once I realized what she said, I gave her the right answer. Yeah, at first, I heard it wrong what she said." So, that’s what led to him accidentally dissing Hartenstein.

But it all smells fishy. And obviously, only the first part of it all went viral. And it’s all because of Wembanyama.

Victor Wembanyama may have forced Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to take a shot at Isaiah Hartenstein

Wembanyama is a freak of nature. He does things on a basketball court that nobody else on the planet can do. As a result, teams have to pay special attention to him.

Hartenstein drew the defensive assignment for most of Game 2, and it ended up working out for the Thunder. Well, in theory, it did. Because after the game, a bunch of clips said otherwise.

Some videos began circulating on Twitter that were supposedly used on the broadcast to highlight Hartenstein’s defense on Wembanyama. But in reality, Hartenstein was fouling the Spurs big man in almost every clip.

So, was his defense actually effective? Or did he just get lucky? The answer is a bit of both. Since the calls weren’t made, he was effective. But will that slide in Game 3? Game 4? Beyond?

Even if Gilgeous-Alexander really didn’t hear the question before he delivered his apparent jab at Hartenstein, the clip still ended up everywhere.

And now, people are debating how Gilgeous-Alexander actually feels. Was he actually not impressed with Hartenstein’s defense and is just trying to cover his tracks? Did he really not hear the question?

Regardless, the moment has now been thrown into a spiral, and it’s all because of how insane Wembanyama is. There’s no answer for him, and it’s putting the Thunder into a blender.

Wembanyama single-handedly forced Gilgeous-Alexander to take a shot at one of his teammates in the middle of the playoffs, even if it was unintentional.

Because even if he didn’t hear the Hartenstein part of the question, that still means he doesn’t think the Thunder (as a team) did a good enough job defending Wembanyama.

Wembanyama is in their heads.

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