SAN ANTONIO — Luckily for San Antonio Spursthere has by no means been actual blood on the bottom, like Thundercat’s “These adjustments” would possibly recommend.
An odd comparability that makes extra sense with extra context: after Victor Wembanyama fell early within the first quarter and left the sector holding his again – the identical space that had sidelined him throughout from the earlier two video games – a whole lot of Spurs began to return again. and backwards and forwards between the sector, the bench and the locker room.
Wembanyama was certainly one of 4 Spurs to make a journey backstage and certainly one of 5 to overlook time, counting Tre Jones, who missed his fourth straight sport final Sunday in opposition to the New Prleans Pelicans on account of a sprained left shoulder, however the 20-year-old star was additionally certainly one of two to return to the courtroom after the stated harm.
And he returned to Thundercat.
“I had to spend so much of time there (within the locker room) to verify the whole lot was heat,” Wembanyama stated. “It was due to that fall.”
Wembanyama completed Sunday evening with a team-high 25 factors and three 3s, additionally securing his double-double with 10 rebounds regardless of his early accidents, and is listed XX on the group’s official harm report forward of a check on street in opposition to the Portland Path Blazers. .
Past him, the statuses of the opposite Spurs in query are as follows:
Because the Spurs look to construct constructive momentum after a win in opposition to the Pelicans, they are going to be shorthanded. What occurs subsequent hasn’t been decided but, however on the very least they will not be back-to-back anytime quickly.
The information from the Moda Heart in Portland, Oregon, is scheduled for 9 p.m. CST.
