The NBA playoffs supplied the day’s sharpest edge, with Victor Wembanyama’s first career ejection becoming the defining flashpoint of San Antonio’s 114-109 loss to Minnesota, tying that series at 2-2. After officials upgraded his elbow on Naz Reid to a Flagrant 2, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson quickly shifted the conversation from discipline to protection, arguing the young star is absorbing excessive physical punishment even as the league declined any further suspension for Game 5. Away from the court, sport’s emotional range was on display at Anfield, where Liverpool revealed images of its “Forever 20” memorial to Diogo Jota and his brother André Silva, a permanent tribute shaped by grief, symbolism and fan culture. And with the World Cup approaching, UK authorities warned supporters to watch for convincing ticket scams, while a new study showed global conflict can ripple unexpectedly into sport’s wider world by increasing ship-strike risks for whales off South Africa.