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How Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama's impact stands out in a stat from Saturday's NBA Cup semifinals win against the Thunder.
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's record 16-game win streak with a 111-109 win in the NBA Cup semifinals.
San Antonio has won eight of its last 11 games, an impressive stretch made even more notable by the absence of superstar Victor Wembanyama, who has missed all 11 contests with a left calf strain. That run highlights the depth of the Spurs’ roster and raises concern for the rest of the league once Wembanyama returns.
Victor Wembanyama showed off his shooting range against Mitchell Robinson in the Spurs' NBA Cup final against the Knicks on Tuesday night.
Victor Wembanyama made his presence felt in the San Antonio Spurs’ 125-92 victory over the Dallas Mavericks to open the season. It was Wembanyama's first regular-season game since his 2024-25 season was cut short in February due to deep vein thrombosis.
In a poignant moment that transcended the boundaries of sports, Victor Wembanyama, the young star of the San Antonio Spurs, found himself in tears during a post-game press conference following his team's defeat in the NBA Cup final.
It marked Wembanyama's return from a calf strain that cost him a month of action, and the dominance exuded in his 21 minutes saw the Spurs end the Thunder's 16-game winning streak. Wembanyama scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots as the Spurs won, 111-109, and reached the championship game against the New York Knicks.
Dirk Nowitzki was not a fan of Victor Wembanyama's comments about Chet Holmgren before the NBA Cup semifinals.
Recently, former NBA player Rashad McCants came to the defense of San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama after Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki criticized the young player’s comments about his rival Chet Holmgren.