Tag: Victor Wembanyama
Spurs enter playoffs with expectations, and one big question
The Spurs aren’t sneaking up on anyone anymore.
They won 62 games. They’ve got the point differential. The metrics love them. And yeah, Victor Wembanyama...
Victor Wembanyama breaks down 65-game debate, and does the math
Victor Wembanyama is putting up big numbers. He is also doing the math.
The Spurs star reached the NBA’s 65-game threshold for awards eligibility in...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Chet Holmgren, Spurs, De’Aaron Fox, Hawks
Thunder
Chet Holmgren delivered a dominant performance with 30 points and 14 rebounds, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and 11 assists as the Thunder...
Victor Wembanyama X-rays negative after rib injury
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama underwent X-rays after suffering a rib injury on Monday, which came back negative, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Underdog...
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama exits with rib contusion
The Spurs were without Victor Wembanyama for the second half of Monday’s game vs. the 76ers after the star big man suffered a left...
Luka Doncic, Jalen Johnson named NBA Players of Month
Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Hawks forward Jalen Johnson have been named the NBA’s Players of the Month for March in the Western and...
Victor Wembanyama, Ausar Thompson win Defensive Player of Month awards
Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama has been named Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month for March, marking his third straight win after also...
NBA Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Pistons, Jalen Duren, Thunder
Spurs
Victor Wembanyama is on one.
He dropped 41 points for the second straight game, adding 18 rebounds and three blocks as the Spurs beat the...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Jaylen Brown, Knicks, Raptors, Scottie Barnes
Celtics
The Celtics have 50 wins and control the No. 2 seed. Not bad for what Jaylen Brown jokingly called a “gap year.”
Either way, coach...
Heat Notes: Bam Adebayo, defense, playoff outlook
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra believes big man Bam Adebayo belongs firmly in the Defensive Player of the Year conversation alongside Victor Wembanyama.
“If we can...
West Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Lakers, LeBron James, Rockets
Spurs
Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama made his own Most Valuable Player case following a locker room conversation that began with teammate Keldon Johnson, per...
West Notes: Lakers, Luke Kennard, Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Spurs
Lakers
The Lakers just keep finding ways.
Luke Kennard drilled a go-ahead three with 0.6 seconds left as Los Angeles edged the Orlando Magic, 105-104, for...
Spurs return to playoffs courtesy of Victor Wembanyama game-winner
Victor Wembanyama waited his moment Thursday night. Then he delivered it.
Wembanyama buried a 17-foot fadeaway with 1.1 seconds left, lifting the Spurs to a...
NBA Notes: Spurs, Victor Wembanyama, Mavericks, Naji Marshall, Pelicans
Spurs
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama isn’t just coming. He’s here.
The MVP race has mostly been framed around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. Fair enough. But...
