Published on March 7, 2024 at 11:12 a.m. Aurélie Sacchelli
Victor Wembanyama suffers from a sprained right ankle and will not play, at least, this Thursday’s match between San Antonio and Sacramento.
Having just been elected rookie of the month for February in the Western Conference, Victor Wembanyama did not show off this honorary title in the best way on Tuesday, settling for 10 points (4/10 on shots including 2/5 at 3pts) during of San Antonio’s defeat in Houston (114-101). But the 20-year-old French player was not in the best mood. Suffering from his left shoulder since Sunday’s game against Indiana, he also twisted his ankle in the second quarter and had to return to the locker room, before returning to the floor. On Wednesday, the Spurs announced that “Wemby”, suffering from a sprain, would not play the game in Sacramento this Thursday. He will therefore miss his seventh game of the season, his seventh due to a painful right ankle, certainly the weak point of his extraordinary body during this first NBA season.
Spurs have always lost without Wembanyama
The San Antonio Spurs, who have lost 49 games this season (for 13 wins), lost the six in which Victor Wembanyama was absent, by an average of 11.5 points: in New Orleans, Milwaukee, Dallas and Portland in December, and against Chicago and Charlotte in January. The Texan franchise then decided to limit its number of minutes on the floor to avoid a more serious injury. Until then, the French player has never missed two matches in a row. It remains to be seen whether this will also be the case this time, knowing that after the Kings, the Spurs will face the Warriors twice, then Houston and the defending champion Denver. Without their player averaging 20.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.4 blocks in 56 games, the Texans will have a hard time winning in Sacramento, which will however be in “back-to-back”. -back” after their 120-130 victory at the Lakers with 44 points from De’Aaron Fox, a record equaled.
2024-03-07 17:41:34
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