Tottenham Hotspur’s Victor Wembayama plays against Giannis Antetokounmpo on his birthday.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Victor Wembayama plays against Giannis Antetokounmpo on his birthday.
His fifth game, in which he scored a career-high 38 points, including 10 in the final quarter against Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, could forever mark his breakout night. But with San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembayama healthy, Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks could be considered his birthday.
On his 20th birthday, Vembanyama recorded several highlights as the Spurs, now 5-29, nearly beat the Bucks for the NBA title with Giannis Antetokounmpo. The “Greek Freak” led all players with 44 points and 14 rebounds, but the overall draft pick shined with 27 points, 5 blocks and 9 rebounds, and he did so in limited time. I appreciate what the “weird Greek” did. Tottenham talk about right ankle pain Wembey played 26 minutes and Antetokounmpo 40 minutes. According to Vembanyama, meeting a “Greek freak” for the first time in his career boosted his competitive spirit. But he also revealed another reason. ClutchPoints asked the next-gen prospect, who is getting closer to that definition with each game, if he was inspired by some of the league’s announcements this morning.
Oklahoma City big man Chet Holmgren won Western Conference Player of the Month honors for the second time, and Wembanyama finished seventh in NBA All-Star offensive player voting. “Sure. I do my duty and in the end I get what I deserve. From now on, every game is a statement.”
Victor’s Western Conference. Questions about Rookie of the Month (Chet Holmgren) and No. 7 All-Star voting among West Frontcourt players fueled his performance tonight…
Pick the 125-121 loss to Milwaukee among your Wembley highlights. It was a play where Antetokounmpo broke up a double team by throwing the ball into the backboard after getting a rebound at 7 minutes, 4 seconds.
After motioning for teammate Jeremy Soshan to set the ball up, he stopped play. Have Jeremy Sochan pack the screen after setting it up.
