“The San Antonio Spurs announced today that Victor Wembanyama underwent an MRI which revealed a left calf injury” stated, Monday, November 17, the Texas franchise via press release, “The injury occurred Friday night during the game against the Golden State Warriors. The team will provide updates as developments develop. »
If the Spurs have not yet determined the duration of “Wemby’s” unavailability, the ESPN channel, which specializes in sports and is the official broadcaster of the league, stipulates that he must be away from the field. “a few weeks”.
Against Stephen Curry’s Warriors, who won in San Antonio 109-108, Friday, the French international played more than 38 minutes and finished the game on the court. However, he was rested for the first time this season on Sunday night for a “left calf strain”Spurs explained, not preventing his teammates from achieving victory against Sacramento (123-110).
A major blow for Spurs
Victor Wembanyama got off to a great start to the season, the 21-year-old French giant who averaged 26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3.6 blocks over his first 12 games of the season was sidelined from the court.
The new disruption is therefore a major blow for Spurs, while Mr Wembanyama had missed most of last season due to a vein thrombosis in his right shoulder in February, which then kept him off the pitch for eight months.
Spurs, who have ambitions of qualifying for the play-offs this season, currently occupy an interesting position 5e place in the Western Conference, with a record of 9 wins and 4 losses.
