NBA assesses Keldon Johnson a postgame flagrant foul penalty 1 for his contact on Devin Booker in the Spurs’ win at Phoenix

The NBA has assessed San Antonio’s Keldon Johnson a flagrant foul penalty 1 after the fact for contact on Phoenix’s Devin Booker during the Spurs’ 122-96 win in Phoenix on Monday, Nov. 9. The league office reviewed the play and announced the ruling on Tuesday evening, U.S. time. The foul is charged at 2:01 of the second quarter.

Johnson’s leg caught Booker below the belt on the play. The officials on the floor did not call a flagrant and did not stop to review the contact at the monitor, so Johnson was not penalized during the game.

SAS’s Keldon Johnson was assessed a postgame flagrant foul penalty 1 upon league office review for https://t.co/zuRgxyyPp2 at 2:01 in Q2 on Nov. 9 vs. PHX

— NBA Official (@NBAOfficial) November 10, 2026

The play

The time stamp matches a Johnson layup off a Stephon Castle assist that put San Antonio ahead 61-44, with San Antonio already well in control late in the first half. Johnson played 26 minutes and finished with 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and the Spurs outscored Phoenix by 30 with him on the floor. Booker scored 32 points on 10-of-17 shooting in 29 minutes. Victor Wembanyama had 40 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks as San Antonio won its ninth straight game.

What a postgame flagrant means

A flagrant foul penalty 1 is unnecessary contact and is worth one flagrant point. A player who reaches five flagrant points in a season is suspended for one game, and each point after that brings another game. A postgame upgrade does not change the result. It goes on the player’s record, which matters if more flagrants follow later in the season.

The league office reviews flagrant situations after games even when the crew handled the play as a common foul or no foul at all. Last week it used the same process for Joel Embiid’s first-quarter play in Philadelphia’s win at Detroit.

Why Phoenix fans noticed

The ruling drew attention in Phoenix because of a play 10 days earlier involving the Suns. On Oct. 30, Dillon Brooks was ejected on a Flagrant 2 when his leg swung out on a fadeaway and caught Denver’s Jamal Murray below the belt. That play was reviewed during the game and upgraded on the spot, and Suns coach Jordan Ott said afterward that he hoped “reputation doesn’t play into that.” Johnson’s contact was not reviewed in real time, and the league’s ruling after review was a Flagrant 1, not a Flagrant 2.

The Spurs, now 9-2, visit the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. ET, which is 3 a.m. Thursday in Cairo. We will keep following league-office rulings, including last-two-minute reports and flagrant upgrades, on our Around the league page.