Wolves win "Wemby elbow" game to tie Spurs series: Timberwolves talk with USF coach Chris Johnson & Orion Pub owner Jon Oppold

It was the flying elbow heard round the world.  The NBA's face of the future Victor Wembanyama swung his wing and struck Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid in the throat, earning a "flagrant 2" foul and automatic ejection in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal. In the end, the absence of the 7'4 NBA MVP finalist for over two quarters may have cost the San Antonio Spurs the chance to go up 3-1 and close out the series in San Antonio in Tuesday's Game 5. But the Wolves made the clearer path to victory anything but a smooth journey in their 114-109 win at home.  If anything, Wemby's ejection galvanized and catalyzed the Spurs more than the Wolves, who needed Anthony Edwards' fourth-quarter heroics to overcome an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit to secure the victory. Playing on two injured knees, Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the final two minutes. So, what does this all mean for the Wolves and the series going forward? Should Wolves fans be worried that Minnesota — like so many times in the regular season — played with its food and needed to flip the switch in crunch time in a game that appeared ripe for a blowout win once Wemby was dismissed? Or do the Spurs deserve credit for their spirited play and still-dangerous roster without Wemby? And has talented but expensive and erratic forward Julius Randle bumbled, stumbled, and loafed his way out of a spot on the Timberwolves roster after this season? Happy Hour's own local Sioux Falls panel of the Happy Hour host, University of Sioux Falls men's basketball coach Chris Johnson, and fellow die hard Jon Oppold (owner of Wolves watch bar, the Orion Pub) break it down.