Overview
- San Antonio placed Victor Wembanyama on the injury report with right ankle soreness and listed him as questionable for Thursday’s game against the Nuggets.
- Wembanyama is coming off a 39-point, 11-rebound performance against Boston in which he briefly exited after a hit to the face; he later said his nose was painful but finished the game.
- The Spurs have surged to 48-17, winning 16 of their last 17 and holding the West’s No. 2 seed behind elite late-game defense and Wembanyama’s two-way impact.
- Debate over his recent postgame tears continued as Patrick Beverley cited a double standard and Jason Williams criticized the display, while Paul Pierce publicly supported the emotion.
- MVP talk is intensifying around Wembanyama’s season (about 24 points, 11 rebounds, league-leading blocks), with Thursday’s potential matchup against Nikola Jokic drawing added interest pending his status.