Victor Wembanyama Was Unavailable for Media Following WCF Game 5 Loss

3 months ago

Victor Wembanyama Was Unavailable for Media Following WCF Game 5 Loss

"Victor Wembanyama was unavailable to speak with media after Game 5," per Michael C. Wright. "He just left the locker room," following Spurs' 114-127 game loss. Wemby had a disappointing performance, dropping just 20 points and 6 rebounds while looking passive on offense. He will need to step up in game 6 for the Spurs' Finals hopes to remain alive.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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"Wemby told backups to take somebody out. OKC will remember," Skip tweeted after the Spurs lost 127-114 to fall 2-3 in the WCF. "Wemby went out of his way to bump into Chet as time was called in the 1st q. Wemby yelled at teammates during 3rd q huddle. Didn't work. Then Wemby ducked the media. Baby behavior."

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