Showing posts with label Wemby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wemby. Show all posts
Friday, 21 August 2026
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA LOSES TO A SIX YEAR-OLD CHESS PRODIGY
WHAT A PRODIGY 🤯♟️
At just 6 years old, Adam Calixte did the impossible… he beat Victor Wembanyama in a game of chess! 😳
The future NBA MVP had no answers against this young genius. A true reminder that talent has no age limit 👏🔥
Remember the name: Adam Calixte. 🧠✨
, The Sport Dealer
Saturday, 1 August 2026
VICTOR WEMBANYAMA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH NIKE
Monday, 15 June 2026
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Thursday, 4 June 2026
TWO FANS BANNED FOR LIFE AFTER VICTOR WEMBANYAMA SELFIE ATTEMPT DURING NBA FINALS GAME
The first game of the NBA Finals was disrupted on Wednesday night
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| One fan tried to take a selfie with Victor Wembanyama (AP) |
The NBA has handed down lifetime bans to two individuals after a disruptive incident during Game 1 of the NBA Finals saw one person run onto the court and attempt to take a selfie with San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama.
The dramatic intrusion occurred midway through the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's game between the Spurs and the New York Knicks.
A second fan also received a lifetime ban for their involvement in the incident, though the league did not disclose specific details of their role.
An NBA spokesman confirmed the league's decisive action in a news release, stating: "The individual who entered the court area during Game 1 of The Finals was arrested and will be banned for life from all NBA arenas. A second individual will also receive a lifetime ban for his role in the incident."
The fan who ultimately faced arrest appeared to enter the court from the sideline opposite the team benches, running from behind the play into San Antonio's offensive end.
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| One fan tried to take a selfie with Victor Wembanyama (AP) |
Security guards swiftly intervened, pulling the person from the court. There was no apparent physical contact made with Wembanyama any New York players during the brief disruption.
Wembanyama himself seemed unfazed by the event, either as it unfolded or afterward.
"I’ve never been in that situation," Wembanyama said. "I didn’t know how to act."
Play was halted for 1 minute and 29 seconds before resuming with a jump ball, and the individual was escorted out through a baseline tunnel.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson downplayed the incident, remarking, "I don’t think it was an event at all. I thought security got him out of there. I think everybody moved on to the next play."
The second match of the best-of-seven series is due to take place on Friday night, with the San Antonio Spurs aiming to draw level in the series after losing Wednesday’s opening game.
- Tim Reynolds
Sunday, 31 May 2026
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Tuesday, 12 May 2026
SPURS' WEMBANYAMA WONT BE SUSPENDED OR FINED AFTER GAME 4 EJECTION
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| EJECTED: San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama walks off the court after being ejected for a Flagrant 2 foul during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the second round of the NBA playoffs at Target Center on Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Minneapolis. Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune/Tribune News Service |
Victor Wembanyama is in the clear.
The San Antonio Spurs superstar will not be suspended or even fined after he was ejected from Sunday night’s 114-109 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, ESPN reported.
Wembanyama was charged with a Flagrant 2 foul, resulting in an automatic ejection, for elbowing Minnesota center Naz Reid in the head and neck area.
The incident occurred with 8:39 remaining in the second quarter after Wembanyama corralled an offensive rebound and got tangled up with Reid and Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels.
After a review, Wembanyama was assessed the Flagrant 2 and appeared to ask teammate Harrison Barnes from the bench, “What does that mean?”
Wembanyama’s ejection, the first in his three-year NBA career, came amid a tense series in which Reid and teammate Julius Randle have played with hyperphysicality.
“The amount of physicality that people play with him, at some level, you have to protect yourself,” Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson said after Sunday’s loss in Minneapolis.
“It’s starting to get actually disgusting in terms of when he tries to fight through things and be professional and mature and deal with some of that stuff. I’m glad he took matters into his own hands. Not in terms of hitting Naz Reid … but he’s going to have to protect himself if they’re not.”
Wembanyama, 22, is eligible to return for Tuesday night’s Game 5 in San Antonio, but the 7-foot-4 center’s absence loomed large Sunday as the Timberwolves evened the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
Minnesota won the rebounding battle 49-41 and turned 15 offensive rebounds into 24 second-chance points. Wembanyama totaled just four points and four rebounds in 12 minutes.
Johnson said Sunday that he did not expect Wembanyama to be suspended, contending there was “zero intent” to injure Reid.
“You could see the frustration,” added Spurs rookie guard Dylan Harper. “I could see where he was coming from. I don’t think it was intentional. It was more like, ‘They keep grabbing me. I’m trying to protect myself because ain’t no one else going to protect me.’”
Reid did not say much when asked about taking an elbow from Wembanyama.
“Pain is weakness leaving the body,” Reid said. “That’s it.”
This has been a roller-coaster first postseason for Wembanyama. He is averaging 21.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game, but he suffered a concussion during the first round, causing him to miss the second half of Game 2 and all of Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Monday, 11 May 2026
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