The San Antonio Spurs are shutting Victor Wembanyama down for the remainder of Summer League, sources told ESPN.

  • LilBagOfBunnies@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No surprise here - he kicked ass against the Blazers even if it ended in a loss. Better to protect the kid and encourage him to bulk up where he can and save him for the regular season.

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    1 year ago

    I think most high level players only play 1-2 games in summer league anyway, so this isn’t surprising to me at all

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      1 year ago

      Wouldn’t be surprised if they were sitting him out BECAUSE he had a good game. They saw the reactions of the other game and decided not to risk any more bad press.

  • Pondy666@lemmy.sdf.org
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    He is going to be packing arenas all year if he stays healthy. That 2nd game got the Wemby hype train off and running.