Victor Wembanyama came off the bench for the first time in his career on Saturday night vs. the Thunder to make his return to the court after nearly a month of dealing with a calf strain. This Spurs’ decision worked in the long run as Wembanyama’s 22 points and nine rebounds helped the team hand Oklahoma City just its second loss of the season at 111–109. With the loss, the Thunder were eliminated from the NBA Cup, while the Spurs get to advance to the finals.

Wemby was very quotable after the upset, but there was one line he said to media that seemingly took a shot at the Thunder. OKC has been criticized this season for playing “unethically” by drawing a lot of fouls but not committing as many. Even though Wembanyama doesn’t name the Thunder specifically in his response, this sentence

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