Victor Wembanyama seemed to have avoided becoming the latest casualty! The San Antonio Spurs‘ big man caused concern after a nasty rib collision that sent him to the locker room mid-game on Monday.
While Victor Wembanyama is listed as doubtful for the San Antonio Spurs' Thursday home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, he avoided a serious rib injury and is expected to return this week, per an ESPN report.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The San Antonio Spurs are likely to be without star center Victor Wembanyama as they look to stay in the hunt for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday in a game with postseason implications on both sides.
The San Antonio Spurs will play their first playoff game in seven seasons in two weeks. The team has blown out all of their expectations on their way to home-court advantage through two rounds of the playoffs.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama underwent X-rays after suffering a rib injury on Monday, which came back negative, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania (via Underdog NBA).
The NBA invented the 65-game limit rule to address what it perceived to be a major problem (that, fairly or not, will always get tied back to Gregg Popovich and the Spurs): load management.
There’s hot… and then there’s what the San Antonio Spurs are doing right now. With just days left in the regular season, the Spurs (60–19) have become the most dominant team in the NBA, winning 28 of their last 31 games and completely reshaping the Western Conference playoff picture.
Immediately after a 115-102 victory vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Mitch Johnson did not disclose much information about Victor Wembanyama’s injury.
I guess it’s a useful exercise, as we tiptoe ever closer to the promised land, to take one more quick glance at the abyss. A Victor Wembanyama injury, short term, long term, chronic, you name it, is the proverbial other shoe waiting to drop.
‘Twas the night(s) before the playoffs, when all through the Frost Bank Center; Not a creature was stirring, not even The Coyote; The banners were hung
Stephon Castle produced his fifth career triple-double with 19 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to lead a balanced San Antonio attack as the host Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Monday.
Kendrick Perkins has pointed to Gregg Popovich as the original influence behind the NBA’s controversial 65-game rule, linking it directly to the rise of load management.
With the regular season winding down, the discussion in the NBA has turned to the individual awards, especially since several players have become ineligible due to the league’s 65-game rule.
The NBA’s load management debate just got a fresh twist, and this time, the finger is pointed straight at a legend. Kendrick Perkins is not holding back, calling out Gregg Popovich as the origin of a trend that reshaped how teams handle their stars.
Love the team that loves you back, they said, and Julian Champagnie took it to heart, and he’s having a great time at the San Antonio Spurs camp. However, it was not like this the whole time.
With 5 championships each and 2500+ combined regular-season wins, Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich’s legacy is sealed in the NBA history books. Hall of Famer Charles Barkley believes there is a key reason why the coaches succeed and built a dynasty.