The San Antonio Spurs faced the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night in a game notable for what occurred during warm-ups with the Spurs’ new superstar Victor Wembanyama.
The Summer League shirt of France’s first-round choice and rising talent Wembanyama sold for an eye-popping sum. ‘Wemby’ has delivered clutch late-game heroics that have overshadowed some of the Spurs’ problems.
Wembanyama delivered another highlight reel moment prior to the Suns’ Thursday night game against the Suns — and the game hadn’t even started yet.
Fans marveled at the 7-foot-4, not-so-gentle giant as the Spurs jumped out to an early lead against Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and the Suns.
As he showed off an amazing windmill during his pre-game warmup dunk, he appeared like a CGI character come to life.
“How he moving like that at 8 feet tall,” one fan asked at the end of the letter, with a smiling and sobbing emoji.
“Victor is a demigod man,” another fan says, adding a fire emoji for dramatic effect.
“I ain’t seen no seven footer do that before,” said another admirer.
Wembanyama has a season average of 16.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. By one critical metric, his 46% field goal percentage indicates that he still has a long way to go before being as efficient as many classic superstar big men.
The French star scored 21 points against the Houston Rockets in the second game of the season, shooting 7-for-19 from the field and missing all six of his three-point attempts.