A rivalry is erupting, one that ignites Victor Wembanyama in the worst of the senses, which even brings out the worst in him on the track and off it, without even wanting to mention his name. In front of his mirror, the other seemingly ramshackle giant who knows how to do everything, Chet Holmgrenthe Frenchman suffered the worst scoring version of himself in the NBA so far with some pyrrhic 6 points8 rebounds and 2 assists and 1/5 in shooting in the San Antonio Spurs’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder (105-93).
To top off a dark, fateful night for Wemby and make him even more jealous, Holmgren dominated with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Gregg Popovich He fumed in the locker room in a fight so long that he even thought it appropriate to apologize to the media for his delay, according to Spurs insider Tom Orsborn.
“I had a few things to say to my team first,” Pops said. “The first thing we have to realize is that it is a 48-minute game,” said the veteran coach of 75 years.
Popovich was upset with his boys and Wembanyama seems even more so with the existence of Chet Holmgren, number 2 in the 2022 draft and 2.16 compared to the 2.24 of the number 1 in the 2023 draft.
As revealed by NBA insider Michael C. Wright in the ESPNthe Frenchman does not even want to mention the name of his generational rival.
“Victor won’t even say his name and that’s been the issue since Victor Wembanyama came to San Antonio. I think that’s because there’s a real rivalry brewing there. “They don’t like each other, they respect each other,” Wright revealed.
Harrison Barnes He was the Spurs’ top scorer with 18 points, while Luguentz Dort was the Thunder’s top scorer with 20 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 18. The big loser, a Wemby reduced to those 6 points and 1/5 in field goals while Oklahoma climbs to the lead in the West with 4-0 with the idea of revalidating its first place and the Spurs remain at the bottom with 1-3. Holmgrena stone in the shoe for Victor Wembanyama.
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