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Victor Wembanyama suffered a freak injury ahead of the San Antonio Spurs-Dallas Mavericks game tonight. Wembanyama was a late scratch after he happened to step on a ball boy's foot during pre-game warmups. The incident occurred an hour before tip-off.
Wembanyama cut his workout shortly after that. He grimaced in pain and tried walking it off, but it didn't make a difference. It will be the third game he's missed this season, second because of an ankle injury. Wembanyama didn't play in the Spurs' last game against the Milwaukee Bucks because of ankle soreness.
Wembanyama was supposed to be on a minute restriction today, but the Spurs made a late call to bench him just minutes before tip-off after he was re-taped.
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Here's the video of the incident:
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San Antonio Spurs fans were distraught with how things went down. It is probably one of the unluckiest injuries a player can sustain, and Spurs fans expressed their frustration with the ball boy whose foot Wembanyama stepped on.
One fan wrote:
"Fire that kid ASAP"
More reactions followed:
Victor Wembanyama could miss some time after re-aggravating ankle injury
Victor Wembanyama's unfortunate injury is a significant blow to the San Antonio Spurs' plans for their No.1 pick. The Spurs are 4-23 this season and on a three-game losing streak. They are dead last in the Western Conference. That was despite Wembanyama playing 23 of the team's 25 games.
Wembanyama is averaging a team-high 18.5 points and 10.7 rebounds, shooting on 43/28/77 splits. He's also swatting 3.0 blocks a game. The No. 1 pick was in sensational form before sustaining the ankle injury. He had a double-double in eight consecutive games.
Five of those games ended with him scoring over 20 points, including a 30-piece against Anthony Davis and the LA Lakers. Unfortunately, Wembanyama's run ended with an injury that could see him miss time.
His growth and development have been the Spurs' goals this year, but that could stall with his latest injury.
The Spurs will hope the sprain isn't significant and Victor Wembanyama returns at 100% soon.
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