SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama will miss Monday evening’s sport towards the Phoenix Suns due to a sprained left ankle.
The 7-foot-3 heart from France was dominated out after taking part in San Antonio’s morning shootaround to check his ankle.
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich mentioned the harm shouldn’t be extreme and it’s “a bit of higher than 50-50” that Wembanyama will play Wednesday at Utah.
Wembanyama bought harm throughout Saturday’s 131-106 loss to Phoenix. He didn’t play within the fourth quarter, with the Suns main by as many as 32 factors through the sport.
“He tweaked it someday throughout (Saturday’s sport) and saved taking part in,” Popovich mentioned, “and it bothered him afterward.”
Wembanyama had 13 factors, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and a blocked shot in 21 minutes towards Phoenix.
The highest decide in final 12 months’s NBA draft is averaging 20.7 factors, 10.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 3.4 blocks and 1.3 steals in 29 minutes per sport.
San Antonio is at risk of ending with the worst file in franchise historical past regardless of Wembanyama being the main candidate for NBA Rookie of the Yr.
The Spurs (15-56) must win 5 of their final 11 video games to keep away from breaking the mark of 20-62 set in 1997.
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