We feared the worst from the 3rd minute of play in the match between the San Antonio Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks, Thursday evening in the NBA. While trying to block access to the circle for Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembanyama was struck in the right knee (at 8-7). The 22-year-old French pivot then twisted in pain on the groundbefore returning to the locker room to be examined by the Texan medical staff.
The entire Frost Bank Center was able to catch their breath when “Wemby” returned to the bench, after long minutes testing his knee on a bike in the tunnel of the room. Back at the start of the 2nd quarter, at 31-27 for his team, after what seemed to have been a “simple” big crutch, the 2.24m giant quickly had a huge impact. With in the end an extremely reassuring total of 22 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes, to contribute to the great success of the Spurs (119-101).
A superb long distance success
On the menu are some treats, like this monstrous counter on the board against poor Ryan Rollins, before planting a long-distance shot in transition (18th). It is also in this wide register that Victor Wembanyama enjoyed the most Thursday evening, with a superb 5/6 in his three-point attempts.
Our file on Victor Wembanyama
A valuable weapon to allow San Antonio, still 2nd in the Western Conference, to return to victory, after two defeats in a row against Minnesota (104-103) and OKC (119-98). All while sporting a shaved head with his teammate Keldon Johnson, like last summer after his stay in China in a Shaolin temple. We are no longer one surprise away from our NBA superstar.
