Mitch Johnson didn’t dance around the obvious. Victor Wembanyama is the centerpiece of the San Antonio Spurs, but he’s not the whole picture. After San Antonio knocked off the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinal, the Spurs head coach framed the win in terms of balance, not brilliance alone.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally lost another game, as they bowed out of the NBA Cup at the hands of Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
The Spurs got good news yesterday that Victor Wembanyama would be returning from a 12-game absence due to a calf strain, and as good as they played without him, going 9-3 in that stretch, he reminded the world tonight why he’s already one of the best.
Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.
Victor Wembanyama delivered 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter in his return from a calf injury and the San Antonio Spurs earned a spot in the NBA Cup final with a 111-109 upset of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Victor Wembanyama made his return to the San Antonio Spurs lineup on Saturday night, and he helped make one thing abundantly clear — you'd better start taking that team seriously as a Western Conference contender. If you were not already.
The Spurs have signed guard Kyle Mangas to a two-way contract, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. Two-way forward Riley Minix was waived in order to make room on the roster for Mangas, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reports (via Twitter).
MLS’s popularity is slowly but surely growing in the United States of America and Canada. Evidently, the arrival of the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez has played a crucial role in the MLS’ growing popularity.
The San Antonio Spurs walked into Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night as underdogs and walked out with a ticket to Las Vegas. Behind a relentless defensive effort and timely shot‑making, the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 132-119 to advance to the NBA Cup West Semifinals.
The San Antonio Spurs rarely chase stars; they build them. Last season, they made a trade for De’Aaron Fox, and that was something that hadn’t happened in a long time.
Rookie guard Dylan Harper played a crucial role during the San Antonio Spurs’ recent win. Even with Victor Wembanyama sidelined due to a calf injury, the San Antonio Spurs refuse to fall in the Western Conference standings.