Victor Wembanyama

After watching San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama turn in another dominant performance in a 115-102 win against the Charlotte Hornets, Keldon Johnson made a declaration about his teammate. With all the hype around Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo’s historic 83-point game, Metta World Peace believes Wembanyama can score 101. The legendary defender would probably agree […] The post Spurs’ Keldon Johnson drops mic with bold Victor Wembanyama take appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The San Antonio Spurs have a firm hold on the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with 15 games remaining on the regular season schedule. While the team focuses on reaching the playoffs, it sounds like Victor Wembanyama has some lofty MVP and Defensive Player of the Year goals. During the postgame press conference […] The post Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has MVP and DPOY dreams this season appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Rudy Gobert has spent plenty of time around elite players. What stands out about Victor Wembanyama, he says, is the little things. The Minnesota Timberwolves center recently shared a story that offered a glimpse into how the young San Antonio Spurs star approaches improvement. “A few days ago he asked me what kind of filter […] The post Rudy Gobert: Victor Wembanyama Dedicated To ‘Every Aspect Of Greatness’ appeared first on Hoops Wire .

The Spurs hope to get Wembanyama back against the red-hot Hornets.

The European contingent of the NBA faces a wave of medical uncertainty as recovery timelines tighten for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama The post Giannis and Wemby are questionable, but Doncic and Jokic cleared appeared first on Eurohoops .

Victor Wembanyama was a late scratch before the Spurs’ loss to Denver on Thursday due to soreness in his right ankle, Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News states in a subscriber-only story. The star big man was ruled out after participating in warmups while wearing a brace to protect the ankle. He was placed […]

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama's status as the best two-way player in the NBA has been reaffirmed by Draymond Green's praiseworthy statement.

Denver Nuggets overcame a 20-point deficit to defeat San Antonio Spurs 136-131 at Frost Bank Center Thursday. Jamal Murray scored 39 points while Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double with 31 points, 20 rebounds, and 12 assists. The Nuggets trailed 99-79 early in the third quarter before Murray’s 3-pointer sparked an 11-0 run, giving Denver a […] The post Murray, Jokic lead Nuggets past Spurs with fourth-quarter rally appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The San Antonio Spurs ruled out star center Victor Wembanyama for Thursday night's showdown against the Denver Nuggets because of right ankle soreness.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, Jamal Murray scored 39 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat San Antonio 136-131 on Thursday night, snapping the Spurs' five-game winning streak as Victor Wembanyama sat out with an injury. San Antonio guard Stephon Castle had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double. With the Spurs trailing 132-129, Castle had a 3-pointer rattle off the rim with 20 seconds remaining. Murray seal...

With Victor Wembanyama in the MVP debate, despite being the third horse in a two horse race, and Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points against the Wizards, a most irritating element of sports debate has reared its ugly head. Emmet Ryan on why we need to quit it with the asterisk talk. Simone Fontecchio’s historic night […] The post Bam, Wemby, and the irrelevance of asterisks appeared first on BallinEurope .

Victor Wembanyama’s dominant play has helped propel the Spurs into one of the league’s hottest teams, with San Antonio surging up the standings in recent weeks. As the team’s success has grown, MVP chants for the young French star have followed, Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News writes. Wembanyama admitted that capturing the league’s […] The post Victor Wembanyama: MVP ‘one of my goals’ appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Even making it to the conference finals would be an outlier season for a team with the Spurs' makeup

Plenty of injury updates across the NBA, including 22-year-old Victor Wembanyama listed as questionable for the next San Antonio Spurs game The post Wemby questionable for Nuggets clash, Zubac nears Pacers debut appeared first on Eurohoops .

Following Bam Adabayo’s historic 83-point night on Tuesday, NBA champion Metta World Peace weighed in on who he believes will eventually break Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point record. Chamberlin set the scoring record on March 2, 1963, versus the New York Knicks. World Peace, on his X account, says that he believes that Wembanyama will eventually have […] The post Metta World Peace drops Victor Wembanyama 101-point expectation appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Victor Wembanyama may be one of the best players in the NBA, but he is also a fan of basketball like all of us. That is why Wemby, like so many around the world, was watching Bam Adebayo’s historic 83-point performance for the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. […] The post Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama shrugs off Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game in most Wemby way possible appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The vibe was off from the start in this one. It almost felt like there had been too much buildup for it. Too much momentum for it not to go a little sideways. “Two title contenders squaring off!” “Possible Finals preview!” “Jayson Tatum continuing his incredible return!” “Wembanyama making an MVP push!” “The two hottest […]

Victor Wembanyama delivered a dominant all-around performance Tuesday night, scoring 39 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 125-116 victory over the Boston Celtics at Frost Bank Center. The win extended San Antonio’s winning streak to five games and completed a two-game season sweep of Boston between the teams […] The post Victor Wembanyama hits eight threes, scores 39 as Spurs defeat Celtics appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Spurs — 16-1 over their past 17 games — are closing contests consistently and doing so against all caliber of teams. And of course, Wembanyama is the key to it all.

Victor Wembanyama delivered a commanding 39-point, 11-rebound performance as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Boston Celtics 125-116 on Tuesday. The 7-foot-4 forward matched a career high with eight three-pointers and added three assists and two blocks, guiding the Spurs to a two-game season sweep of Boston. Wembanyama addressed an early hit to his face […] The post Victor Wembanyama: “Someday the goal is to be kind of unplayable” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .