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Victor Wembanyama On Who He Models His Defensive Game After

Wemby has already cemented his legacy as one of the greatest defenders in NBA history after just his 3rd regular season. He won DPOY this year and hadn't won it sooner due to his games played. When asked who he models his defense after, he said, "Ben Wallace, Hakeem. I've watched and been shown many of these guys."

By Samir Mehdi

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Mitch Johnson Defends Victor Wembanyama Not Being On The Floor For The National Anthem

Wemby recently made headlines for crossing his arms during the national anthem. Now, he's skipped out on the anthem altogether the past two games. "There's plenty of players not on the floor during the anthem, I don't know if that's habit, superstition, bathroom... I don't foresee anyone looking into it at all," said Johnson, defending his star player.

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Carmelo Anthony Calls Out Mitch Johnson For Not Playing Harrison Barnes In Game 4

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Carmelo Anthony Calls Out Mitch Johnson For Not Playing Harrison Barnes In Game 4

Harrison Barnes played 0 minutes in Game 4 despite the Spurs losing complete control of their 29-point lead. "He’s the guy. When s*** gets to rowdy, he settles everything down. I don’t know why he didn’t play in that game, on the road, knowing that you needed to settle your guys down. That was just a bad decision," said Melo.

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Victor Wembanyama Claims He Hasn't Heard Any Criticism Yet

Victor Wembanyama has been crucified online for missing two clutch-time free throws in Game 4 along with the general ebbs and flows of his numbers. When asked how he handles the criticism, Wemby said, ""I haven't heard any of them so I don't have to handle them. You're the first one to tell me about it."

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Doc Rivers Warns Spurs Bright Future Still Comes With No Guarantees

Rivers said San Antonio’s future is “bright,” but warned “there are no guarantees” after its Finals run. He recalled Oklahoma City’s 2012 loss to Miami, when Mike Breen thought the Thunder would return every year, only for it to take decades. Rivers cited trades, free agency, injuries and egos, saying teams must seize title chances immediately.

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Bucks Covet the No 13 Pick and Want to Keep Jaquez in Any Giannis Deal

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Bucks Covet the No 13 Pick and Want to Keep Jaquez in Any Giannis Deal

Bucks covet the No. 13 pick in Miami's Giannis offer, and Jaime Jaquez is the player Milwaukee most wants to retain, per Ethan Skolnick. "That surprised me a little bit," Skolnick said. "I don't know what that means for Tyler or for Ware. But that's something I've heard from folks not too far away from the process.

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