A Nigerian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors, Precious Achiuwa, said he was shocked that his teammate Fred VanVleet picked up two fouls in the first minute of the game, especially since the whistle seems to loosen during the playoffs.

Achiuwa also discussed how he’s able to stay even-keeled when calls don’t go his way and shared his thoughts on how Toronto guarded star big man Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1: