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Victor Wembanyama says ‘this is not the sport I like’ after rough loss to OKC
The Spurs' star had the worst shooting game of his career on opening night, as the Thunder beat the Spurs.
Spurs, Victor Wembanyama Searching For Answers After Loss to Thunder
The San Antonio Spurs lost their first game of the season to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Thunder-Spurs Opener Already Belongs to Chet Holmgren
After a bruising playoff exit, the Thunder’s versatile center faces an immediate litmus test against Victor Wembanyama, seeking to replace past hesitation with the decisive aggression Oklahoma needs.
How Aday Mara's height, weight, wingspan compare to Victor Wembanyama
Aday Mara is being billed as the next Victor Wembanyama stopper, which has led to people comparing their physical traits.
Victor Wembanyama steals another LeBron James record
Victor Wembanyama steals another LeBron James record
3 Takeaways as depleted Spurs fall to Jazz
With Victor Wembanyama and three other starters looking on from the bench, the Spurs dropped a 119-109 decision at the Delta Center.
Sports quiz of the week: Harry Kane, Victor Wembanyama and WSL winners
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Victor Wembanyama says he was inspired by the unity …
Victor Wembanyama says he was inspired by the unity …
NBA star Wembanyama trains with French rugby club
NBA superstar Victor Wembanyama says he was inspired by the unity and camaraderie of rugby after spending time with French second tier side Provence.
Victor Wembanyama Slams Door On Sports Betting As LeBron James, Kevin Durant Cash In
Victor Wembanyama is entering a different part of his NBA career now. Wembanyama's spotlight has grown, and his influence has expanded well beyond the basketball court after three seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Victor Wembanyama Slams Door On Sports Betting As LeBron James, Kevin Durant Cash In At 22, Wembanyama already has a Defensive …
Victor Wembanyama says sports betting endorsements don’t align with his values
The Spurs star says he has turned down lucrative opportunities that conflict with his values and wants his partnerships to
Victor Wembanyama sounds off on NBA players promoting gambling
The reigning Defensive Player of the Year says he has turned down far more endorsement money than he has earned to protect his values.
‘It’s very sad’: Spurs’ Wembanyama rules out sports betting endorsements
Spurs star says it is ‘very sad’ to see NBA players promote gambling companies and insists money no longer drives his sponsorship decisions
Victor Wembanyama slams players promoting sports betting weeks after LeBron James announces Polymarket deal
Victor Wembanyama made his stance on sports betting very clear. On Thursday, the Spurs superstar spoke to reporters at training camp and answered whether he’d ever sign a deal with...
Victor Wembanyama says it’s ‘very sad’ to see NBA players ‘promote’ prediction markets
“Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it,” Wembanyama said when asked if he'd ever partner with a betting company.
Victor Wembanyama takes strong stand against promoting sports betting
San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama has spoken out about a number of cultural issues. His latest was about the sports gambling industry.
Wembanyama, Spurs driven to complete mission of being league's best
The 7-foot-4 center worked feverishly in the offseason, including another unorthodox training excursion to improve his body, mind and spirit.
Victor Wembanyama has chosen the reserve for his …
Victor Wembanyama has chosen the reserve for his …
Warriors' Steph Curry Linked To Spurs In Blockbuster Trade Proposal
Former teammate Stephen Jackson proposes a monumental shift, envisioning an elite veteran backcourt pairing with Victor Wembanyama to reignite championship aspirations in San Antonio.
LA Lakers' Superstar Leaves Victor Wembanyama 'Gutted'
Victor Wembanyama has been busy this summer, but he's yet to check off a bucket list item in FIBA play.
Victor Wembanyama's Hall of Fame Hype Isn't Premature
Victor Wembanyama hasn't been in the NBA nearly long enough to warrant serious Hall of Fame discussions, but if he stays anywhere close to the same trajectory he's on, it's only a matter of time.
Former Raptor Chris Bosh Sends Encouraging Message To Victor Wembanyama
Bosh, who has dealt with blood clots, extended his advice to Wembanyama, who has also dealt with the diagnosis.
Knicks Big Man Questions NBA 2K’s Victor Wembanyama Decision
On Wednesday, July 22, NBA 2K released the cover athletes for NBA 2K27. Representing today’s NBA will be San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama. Shortly after the Wemby reveal, New York Knicks center Andre Drummond took to X to question the decision behind having Wembanyama–and not Jalen Brunson–as the cover selection. Knicks Big Man Questions […] The post Knicks Big Man Questions NBA 2K’s Victor Wembanyama Decision appeared first on HEAVY.
Victor Wembanyama tapped as NBA 2K cover athlete
Wembanyama is on the cover of the Standard Edition, Clark is on the Deluxe Edition and Rose will appear on the limited-time Ultra Edition.
Victor Wembanyama’s World Cup Final Appearance Catch NBA World’s Attention
San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was in attendance during the FIFA World Cup finale between Argentina and Spain at MetLife Stadium (temporarily rebadged as New York New Jersey Stadium) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Wembanyama was shown on the broadcast mere minutes before the halftime break. His appearance caught the attention of the NBA World, […] The post Victor Wembanyama’s World Cup Final Appearance Catch NBA World’s Attention appeared first on HEAVY.
The Moment Victor Wembanyama Decided to Pass Up $50 Million
Victor Wembanyama signed a five-year, $251 million maximum contract with the San Antonio Spurs instead of a $300 million supermax deal with individual performance incentives.
NBA fans troll Victor Wembanyama after MVP chants in France
Victor Wembanyama is back in France after leading the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA Finals. While his team failed to win the championship, he still received a lot of love from his countrymen. The 7-foot-4 center entered a club…
NBA Draft: Spurs beef up with shot-blocking Kentucky F Jayden Quaintance, UConn C Tarris Reed Jr. to play with Victor Wembanyama
Letters to Sports: Dodgers continue to cover their bases
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the Dodgers, World Cup soccer, Victor Wembanyama and Lawrence Tanter.
Letters to Sports: Dodgers continue to cover their bases
Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts on the Dodgers, World Cup soccer, Victor Wembanyama and Lawrence Tanter.
Jalen Brunson sends blunt Victor Wembanyama message during Knicks toast
Jalen Brunson sent a blunt message to Victor Wembanyama during the New York Knicks’ title celebrations, and the moment quickly spread across social media. Throughout the NBA Finals, the Knicks guard had steered clear of any public back-and-forth with the San Antonio Spurs star despite several flashpoints during the series.
Victor Wembanyama Accused Of 'Classless' Reaction To NBA Finals Loss
Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs fell in five on Saturday night. San Antonio blew a double-digit lead to New York, as the Knicks topped the Spurs, 4-1, in the 2026 NBA Finals. Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, OG Anunoboy, Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the Knicks are NBA champions. ...
Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals: Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio may have arrived ahead of schedule, but the pain did as well
An emotional Victor Wembanyama laments NBA Finals loss to Knicks
Wemby needed a moment while discussing his team's NBA Finals loss.
NBA Finals winners and losers: Every Knicks move looks brilliant, Victor Wembanyama blows golden opportunity
The Knicks are champions for the first time since 1973... but there are more Finals winners and losers than meet the eye
Skip Bayless finds new target of criticism after LeBron James
After spending nearly two decades as a staunch critic of LeBron James, Skip Bayless has found a new target in San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, who is one loss away from dropping his first career NBA Finals. Wembanyama drew…
Mike Greenberg Rips 'Disgraceful' Fan Behavior During NBA Finals
Mike Greenberg is a lifelong fan of the New York Knicks, but make no mistake, he doesn't condone everything the fan base has done during this year's playoff run. After the Knicks erased a 29-point deficit to defeat the Spurs in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, a fan chucked an object at Victor Wembanyama ...
NBA Finals: Epic collapse leaves Victor Wembanyama, Spurs searching for answers
Victor Wembanyama Points to Spurs’ Biggest Problem After Finals Collapse
Victor Wembanyama shares his honest thoughts after Spurs' game four collapse against the Knicks.
NBA Finals: Victor Wembanyama draws flagrant foul early in Game 4 loss, called for a flagrant after hitting Karl-Anthony Towns
Victor Wembanyama appeared to get the best of Mitchell Robinson early on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
NBA Finals: Victor Wembanyama draws flagrant foul early in Game 4, called for a flagrant after hitting Karl-Anthony Towns
Victor Wembanyama appeared to get the best of Mitchell Robinson early on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
NBA Finals: Mitchell Robinson called for flagrant after drilling Victor Wembanyama in the neck early in Game 4
Victor Wembanyama appeared to get the best of Mitchell Robinson early on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Carmelo Anthony praises Victor Wembanyama for shoving Knicks' Jalen Brunson
Carmelo Anthony is among the former Knicks players reacting to Victor Wembanyama's shove on Jalen Brunson in the NBA Finals.
NBA Finals: League said it missed foul after Victor Wembanyama shoved Jalen Brunson early in Game 3 win, won't upgrade to flagrant
NBA Finals: League admits it missed foul call after Victor Wembanyama shoved Jalen Brunson early in Game 3 win
Victor Wembanyama, other NBA Finals players condemn violence after Spurs fans attacked following Game 3: 'It's unacceptable'
Victor Wembanyama achieves New York sports villain status with dominant Game 3
Wembanyama's performance in Game 3 stunned the Knicks home crowd and vaulted him into lofty company among New York sports opponents.
NBA Finals: Victor Wembanyama finds redemption with Madison Square Garden takeover
Win over Knicks puts Spurs back in it
NEW YORK — Victor Wembanyama shook off his miss at the buzzer in Game 2 by taking over Game 3 of the NBA Finals and preventing the San Antonio Spurs from getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Wembanyama made the first two shots he attempted on Monday night on the way to scoring 32 […]
How the Knicks’ Science Experiment Put the ‘Alien’ in a Black Hole
Over the first two games of the NBA Finals, the Knicks have managed to counteract Victor Wembanyama, the league’s best defender. One sequence of brilliant passes shows just what they’re doing.
Cameras Caught Victor Wembanyama Ignoring Stephon Castle’s Message Before Costly Mistake vs Knicks
In 1993, Chris Webber called a timeout he didn’t have in the NCAA championship game. In 2018, JR Smith forgot the score in Game 1 of the Finals.
Wemby tops Michael Jordan, and the impact of PSA’s pause: May sports card market recap
Victor Wembanyama is the talk of the sports card hobby, but is it time to buy or sell his cards?
Karl-Anthony Towns is outplaying Victor Wembanyama, Knicks are two wins from title because of it
Victor Wembanyama on critical Game 2 turnover that bounced off Stephon Castle's back: 'I threw that one away. I messed up'
Wembanyama seeks clarity after heartbreaking Spurs loss
San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama could barely remember the details of the late-game miscues that cost the Spurs in their agonizing 105-104 loss to the New York Knicks in game two of the NBA Finals on Friday.San Antonio still had a chance to win it, but Wembanyama's final jump shot bounced off the rim.
Victor Wembanyama Refuses To Sign Partnership Deal With Coca-Cola
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama isn't afraid to stick to his beliefs, that's for sure. Prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Wembanyama declared that he's not fazed by all the pressure that comes with playing in the championship series. He told reporters, "At the end of the day only 20,000 ...
Fan arrested, given lifetime ban after running onto court to take selfie with Victor Wembanyama during Game 1 of NBA Finals
From The Sports Desk: Knicks-Spurs prepare for 1999 NBA Finals reboot
Plus, the US men’s national team beat Senegal in a friendly match yesterday, and our World Cup player spotlight today is Morocco’s Brahim Díaz.
Knicks’ Jeremy Sochan Provides Important Intel on Victor Wembanyama
While Jermey Sochan is unlikely to take the court for any meaningful minutes in the NBA Finals, he does have some valuable intel.
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama on fast track to GOAT status; MLB mock draft
Spurs' Victor Wembanyama the GOAT,MLB mock draft 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Praises Victor Wembanyama After Game 7 Matchup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had high praise for Victor Wembanyama following the Thunder's Game 7 loss to the Spurs.
Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama Gets Emotional About Gregg Popovich
Legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stepped away from coaching last May but remains a presence on the team.
Spurs vs. Knicks: The three biggest questions that will decide the NBA Finals
Can Victor Wembanyama cap off his historic season with a Spurs title, or will the red-hot Knicks break their 53-year drought?
Victor Wembanyama sends strong message after Spurs reach NBA Finals
Victor Wembanyama made it clear that the San Antonio Spurs are not satisfied with simply reaching the NBA Finals. After leading the Spurs to an 111-103 Game 7 victory over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, the 22-year-old…
Despite having Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs' journey to the NBA Finals is an underdog tale of sacrifice, unity and belief
Victor Wembanyama's backup Luke Kornet jokingly accepts LeBron James comparison after chasedown block in Game 7
Wild serendipity connects Victor Wembanyama’s finals appearance to Tim Duncan
As the Knicks and Spurs face off, New York encounters a serendipitous occurrence with Victor Wembanyama that links them to 1999.
San Antonio Spurs advance to NBA Finals, ousting reigning champion Thunder
Victor Wembanyama had a team-high 22 points and seven rebounds in the win for San Antonio, which will now face the New York Knicks in an NBA Finals rematch from 27 years ago.
Wembanyama, Spurs win the West, topple Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to the NBA Finals.
Senator calls out ESPN over Victor Wembanyama gambling post
Gambling has has taken over the sports world to an extent that it’s hard to imagine what life was like before the proliferation of advertisements and props. But an ESPN post about Victor Wembanyama drew the ire of United States senator Chris Murphy. The Democratic senator from Connecticut has been outspoken about a number of…
From The Sports Desk: Game 7 incoming
Who will take the West between the Spurs and Thunder? We break that down, plus our World Cup player spotlight features one of the best defenders in the world.
I regret to inform you that ‘Steph Furry,’ the sports predicting corgi is a FRAUD
With all eyes on Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Final between the Thunder and Spurs we’re looking for insight — the deep, analytic analysis that will tell us whether Oklahoma City has a chance to go back-to-back and potentially start or dynasty, or if Victor Wembanyama will punch his first ticket to the […]
Victor Wembanyama, Spurs stifle Thunder in Game 6 rout, set up winner-take-all Game 7 in Western Conference finals
After a dominant Game 6, Victor Wembanyama's winner-take-all moment has arrived
Spurs-Thunder: Victor Wembanyama beats buzzer with half-court shot, capping dominant first half
The first half of Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals was a grind for pretty much anyone not named Victor Wembanyama.
Thunder vs. Spurs odds, prediction: 2026 NBA Western Conference finals picks, Game 3 best bets by proven model
SportsLine's proven model has revealed its OKC Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA playoff best bets for Game 3 of the WCF
Thunder vs. Spurs odds, prediction: 2026 NBA Western Conference finals picks, Game 3 best bets by proven model
SportsLine's proven model has revealed its OKC Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA playoff best bets for Game 3 of the WCF
LSU signs French center Brice Dessert, former Victor Wembanyama teammate and opponent in international play
Welcome to the Victor Wembanyama economy. Plus: Should I ‘buy’ a sports bar?
This week's sports business newsletter from The Athletic includes Spurs relegation, NFL and CFP expansion and curious investment.
Spurs, Victor Wembanyama will play regular-season games vs. Pelicans in Paris, Manchester in January 2027
From The Sports Desk: Victor Wembanyama opens West finals with historic performance
Wembanyama had a otherwordly game, leading San Antonio to a double-overtime win over Oklahoma City. Plus, Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior is the subject of today’s World Cup spotlight.
Wemby and the Spurs win instant classic over the Thunder
Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs beat the Thunder in an epic Game 1.
Victor Wembanyama dominates OKC in 2OT thriller; Canadiens beat Sabres in Game 7 OT to reach ECF
Plus, we preview the NBA's Eastern Conference finals between the Knicks and Cavaliers
Spurs-Thunder matchup lives up to the hype, and Victor Wembanyama goes completely beyond it
Spurs-Thunder Game 1: 12 numbers that defined Victor Wembanyama's and San Antonio's historic double-OT victory over OKC
Victor Wembanyama does it all with 40-20 game in 2 OTs to send Spurs past Thunder in Game 1 classic
Carter Bryant helps Spurs steal Western Conference finals opener
Game one of the NBA Western Conference finals is in the books and it was an instant classic. The San Antonio Spurs stole game one against the Oklahoma City Thunder, in double overtime, 122-115 behind a 41-point, 24-rebound performance from Victor Wembanyama. OWembanyama’s performance will forever be talked about but what will be overlooked is […]
Victor Wembanyama does it all with 40-20 in 2 OTs to send Spurs past Thunder in Game 1 classic
Wembanyama played the most minutes of his basketball career and made the most of them in an all-time performance.
NBA announces MVP finalists, award announcement
The NBA announces Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama as finalists for the 2025-26 MVP award
Victor Wembanyama vs. Wilt Chamberlain: Who's the real NBA block leader?
A mystery looms above the game's preeminent shot-blocker and the sport at large.