DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving and Daniel Gafford scored 22 points apiece as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 110-93 win on Saturday night, Nov. 16, over the San Antonio Spurs, who played without star center Victor Wembanyama.Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving shoots over...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — The first three minutes were easy for Victor Wembanyama on Tuesday, July 30. So were the last five minutes.Everything else was a grind.France's Victor Wembanyama claps as he leaves the court after France defeated Japan in a men's basketball game at the 2024...
PARIS – As expected there’s a Wembanyama fever gripping the host nation.France's Victor Wembanyama (AP)Victor Wembanyama, who plays for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA, is now almost equal to the mercurial football superstar Kylian Mbappe of the very powerful Spanish team Real Madrid in terms...
PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama plays against the top names in the game with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. He can’t wait to do the same for France at the Paris Olympics.France's basketball player Victor Wembanyama, who plays for the NBA San Antonio Spurs, speaks during media day at the French...
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s latest accolade was like none other.San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (AP/File photo)The San Antonio center has become the first player in NBA history to make the league’s All-Defensive first team as a rookie. The league announced the teams on...
NEW YORK (AP) — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for the NBA’s All-Rookie team this season, the league revealed Monday, May 20.San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (AP Photo/Darren Abate)It was no surprise, given that Wembanyama also was the unanimous choice for rookie...
PARIS (AP) — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France head coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players on Thursday, May 16, for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics.San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (AP/File photo)Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of the...
Victor Wembanyama had a year like no rookie in NBA history.San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama is NBA's Rookie of the Year. (AP/File photo)Others scored more points, others grabbed more rebounds, others had more blocks, others made more steals. But never had there been a player who, in Year 1 of...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and had a crucial block on Herb Jones’ shot in the final seconds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 111-109 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, April 5.Victor Wembanyama delivers in both...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Sensational San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 40 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to help the Spurs withstand a stunning 61-point performance from New York's Jalen Brunson in a 130-126 NBA overtime victory over the Knicks on Friday, March 29.Victor Wembanyama of the San...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic dominated rookie Victor Wembanyama in a big-man battle as NBA champion Denver defeated San Antonio on Friday, March 15, while Zion Williamson powered New Orleans over the Los Angeles Clippers.Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic scored 31 points on 13-of-19...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Victor Wembanyama posted an epic NBA triple-double with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocked shots on Monday, Feb. 11, to power San Antonio to a 122-99 victory at Toronto.Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs grabs a rebound from Bruce Brown and Immanuel Quickley of...