Big scare for Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. Not on the basketball floors in the NBA, where the Texans defeated the Orlando Magic (112-103) on the night from Sunday to Monday, with a great performance from the Frenchie, but before the match… and in the air. The start of the meeting was also postponed by several hours for this reason.
The reason is the dire weather conditions, with a winter storm which has blocked part of the United States for several days, and a mechanical problem with their device.
After being forced to postpone their departure from Charlotte (where they played their previous match this weekend) due to heavy snowfall, they were forced to make an unplanned stop in Atlanta due to a technical problem with their plane. They were finally forced to disembark to board another plane to return to Texas.
“I’ve seen worse in my career! »
“It was a little scary,” Keldon Johnson, Wemby’s partner in the galley, admitted afterwards. They announced over the intercom that the cabin was losing pressure. We had to make an emergency landing and obviously we didn’t know exactly what was going on, but it seemed pretty serious. » According to the player, the plane suffered cabin depressurization.
“It wasn’t the best conditions, but I’ve seen worse in my career!” Wembanyama reacted after today’s victory. We talked about it before the meeting, we said to ourselves that we should have no excuses. We had to be ready. The NBA has so much power that it can adapt to any situation. She made things easy for us. »
“We shared quality moments together,” joked coach Mitch Johnson, who was selected for the All Star Game (best coach in the Western Conference, a first for the Spurs since Popovich in 2016). We played cards, we joked. This long day of travel reminded me of G-League games (sort of antechamber of the NBA). Under these conditions, the response from the players was incredible. They have proven a lot of things this year. »
