San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama remains in the concussion protocol and was ruled out for Game 3 of his team’s first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. Wembanyama traveled with the team to Portland and was on the bench for San Antonio’s 120-108 win. His status for Sunday’s Game 4 and the remainder of the series is to be determined. Early in the second quarter of Game 2, Wembanyama drove to the basket, got tripped up and fell face-first to the ground. His head slammed off the court and he appeared to initially be dazed. Once he got to his feet, he went straight to the locker room and was then diagnosed with a concussion.
Wembanyama, who was recently named the unanimous 2026 Defensive Player of the Year and is a finalist for MVP, did not return to the game, and without him the Spurs blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter of an eventual 106-103 loss. The action shifted to Portland for Game 3, and the Spurs won in a hostile environment without their best player thanks to spectacular performances from Stephon Castle (33 points) and Dylan Harper (27 points, 10 rebounds).During the regular season, the Spurs were 50-14 with Wembanyama in the lineup and 12-6 without him. That’s the difference between a 64-win pace and a 54-win pace. While the Spurs are still a very good team without Wembanyama, who averaged 25 points, 11 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks this season, they’re far more vulnerable. Luke Kornet is an excellent backup center,…
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2026-04-25 06:48:08
