Spurs, Victor Wembanyama and Kings
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Without Victor Wembanyama, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper, De'Aaron Fox led the shorthanded Spurs to victory vs. the Kings.
"We know that he could be one of the greatest players," Fox said. "But as he’s trying to get there, you don’t go through that on your own."
The NBA has been testing the mettle of Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, who passed with flying colors against Draymond Green.
Victor Wembanyama dunked over Draymond Green in a fiery showdown, but Stephen Curry’s 49 points powered the Golden State Warriors to a thrilling 109-108 victory.
With less than eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Victor Wembanyama threw down an alley-oop dunked on Draymond Green and the two exchanged words.
Spurs guard Stephon Castle, who is having a very strong second season in the NBA, played just four minutes and exited because of a hip injury. It was unclear when or how the injury occurred, and head coach Mitch Johnson had no information about the nature of the ailment.