Gregg Popovich says Victor Wembanyama has "Tim Duncan sort of attitude on things"
Tom Orsborn: Another quote from Gregg Popovich on how Victor Wembanyama maintains his poise on the court: “He will make a step-back three and he won’t act like it is the first step-back three that has ever been made. He is just got more or less the Tim Duncan sort of attitude on things. That’s just who he is.”
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Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Another quote from Pop on how Wemby maintains his poise on the court: “He will make a step-back three and he won’t act like it is the first step-back three that has ever been made. He is just got more or less the Tim Duncan sort of attitude on things. That’s just who he is.” – 2:05 PM
Another quote from Pop on how Wemby maintains his poise on the court: “He will make a step-back three and he won’t act like it is the first step-back three that has ever been made. He is just got more or less the Tim Duncan sort of attitude on things. That’s just who he is.” – 2:05 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
After Wemby shrugged of Jackson-Davis’ dunk last night, seems apropos to trot out this quote from Pop last week: “Sometimes somebody will use their strength and just dunk him right into the rim, but he doesn’t pout or feel sad or get embarrassed or bitch and moan at a referee.” – 2:03 PM
After Wemby shrugged of Jackson-Davis’ dunk last night, seems apropos to trot out this quote from Pop last week: “Sometimes somebody will use their strength and just dunk him right into the rim, but he doesn’t pout or feel sad or get embarrassed or bitch and moan at a referee.” – 2:03 PM
Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
Spurs say Keldon Johnson is questionable to play tonight due to a stomach illness, and Cedi Osman remains out with a sprained ankle.
Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell both appear to be available on the second day night of a B2B. – 1:45 PM
Spurs say Keldon Johnson is questionable to play tonight due to a stomach illness, and Cedi Osman remains out with a sprained ankle.
Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell both appear to be available on the second day night of a B2B. – 1:45 PM
Jonathan Feigen @Jonathan_Feigen
Rockets at Spurs: Five things to watch in rivals’ final meeting of season. (As expected, Wembanyama cleared to play in 2nd half of Spurs’ back-to-back after missing two games with an ankle issue. Keldon Johnson (illness) questionable.) houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… via @houstonchron – 1:33 PM
Rockets at Spurs: Five things to watch in rivals’ final meeting of season. (As expected, Wembanyama cleared to play in 2nd half of Spurs’ back-to-back after missing two games with an ankle issue. Keldon Johnson (illness) questionable.) houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-n… via @houstonchron – 1:33 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Victor Wembanyama explains why he doesn’t mind being posterized: ‘Getting dunked on is nothing’
cbssports.com/nba/news/victo… – 12:07 PM
Victor Wembanyama explains why he doesn’t mind being posterized: ‘Getting dunked on is nothing’
cbssports.com/nba/news/victo… – 12:07 PM
LJ Ellis @spurstalkdotcom
The San Antonio Spurs had Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell back but ended up losing to the Golden State Warriors. Here are the grades: spurstalk.com/2024-spurs-war… – 11:10 AM
The San Antonio Spurs had Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell back but ended up losing to the Golden State Warriors. Here are the grades: spurstalk.com/2024-spurs-war… – 11:10 AM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Watch Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis put Victor Wembanyama in a poster (but was that an offensive foul with the off hand?)
nbcsports.com/nba/news/watch… – 10:25 AM
Watch Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis put Victor Wembanyama in a poster (but was that an offensive foul with the off hand?)
nbcsports.com/nba/news/watch… – 10:25 AM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren joins The Woj Pod to discuss his remarkable rookie season, the lonely road back from injury, shaping his basketball imagination, SGA, Victor Wembanyama, much more.
ESPN: espn.com/radio/play/_/i…
Apple: tiny.cc/apple31224
Spotify:… – 8:48 AM
Oklahoma City Thunder star Chet Holmgren joins The Woj Pod to discuss his remarkable rookie season, the lonely road back from injury, shaping his basketball imagination, SGA, Victor Wembanyama, much more.
ESPN: espn.com/radio/play/_/i…
Apple: tiny.cc/apple31224
Spotify:… – 8:48 AM
Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Watch: Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis posterizes Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/11/wat… pic.twitter.com/lQpC9gJGmO – 1:35 AM
Watch: Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis posterizes Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/11/wat… pic.twitter.com/lQpC9gJGmO – 1:35 AM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
3 takeaways from the Spurs’ loss to Golden State:
1, Third quarter blues return.
2, Wemby’s teammates are feeding him well.
3, Chris Paul did Chris Paul things.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 1:18 AM
3 takeaways from the Spurs’ loss to Golden State:
1, Third quarter blues return.
2, Wemby’s teammates are feeding him well.
3, Chris Paul did Chris Paul things.
expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… – 1:18 AM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Wemby on getting dunked on by fellow rookie Jackson-Davis: “A lot of guys want to come at me like this hard all game.”
A replay indicated Jackson-Davis committed an offensive foul by grabbing Wemby’s arm. – 11:04 PM
Wemby on getting dunked on by fellow rookie Jackson-Davis: “A lot of guys want to come at me like this hard all game.”
A replay indicated Jackson-Davis committed an offensive foul by grabbing Wemby’s arm. – 11:04 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Oh my! Trayce Jackson-Davis with an electrifying one-handed jam on Wemby.
pic.twitter.com/cP6zwVSj6h – 10:38 PM
Oh my! Trayce Jackson-Davis with an electrifying one-handed jam on Wemby.
pic.twitter.com/cP6zwVSj6h – 10:38 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
Victor Wembanyama finishes with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and this piece of poetry. pic.twitter.com/4vKX1eCeJy – 10:22 PM
Victor Wembanyama finishes with 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and this piece of poetry. pic.twitter.com/4vKX1eCeJy – 10:22 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Victor Wembanyama returns after a two-game absence to post a 27-point, 14-rebound double-double, but the Spurs fall 112-102 to Golden State. They were aiming for a home-and-home sweep of the Steph Curry-less Warriors.
Spurs (14-51) host Houston on Tuesday night. – 10:17 PM
Victor Wembanyama returns after a two-game absence to post a 27-point, 14-rebound double-double, but the Spurs fall 112-102 to Golden State. They were aiming for a home-and-home sweep of the Steph Curry-less Warriors.
Spurs (14-51) host Houston on Tuesday night. – 10:17 PM
Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Warriors have a rookie second-round pick rejecting Giannis Antetokounmpo twice in one possession last week and flushing over Victor Wembanyama five days later.
Trayce Jackson-Davis’ game-changing stuff is becoming spectacle – 10:17 PM
Warriors have a rookie second-round pick rejecting Giannis Antetokounmpo twice in one possession last week and flushing over Victor Wembanyama five days later.
Trayce Jackson-Davis’ game-changing stuff is becoming spectacle – 10:17 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Trayce Jackson-Davis dunks on Victor Wembanyama to seal a Warriors win in San Antonio pic.twitter.com/EUfviYNgGc – 10:16 PM
Trayce Jackson-Davis dunks on Victor Wembanyama to seal a Warriors win in San Antonio pic.twitter.com/EUfviYNgGc – 10:16 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Trayce Jackson-Davis tonight:
13 PTS
11 REB
5 AST
6-7 FG
And yammed on Wemby. pic.twitter.com/I6H0BdEelt – 10:16 PM
Trayce Jackson-Davis tonight:
13 PTS
11 REB
5 AST
6-7 FG
And yammed on Wemby. pic.twitter.com/I6H0BdEelt – 10:16 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
The audacity for Wemby to even try this… pic.twitter.com/COOyyZeH03 – 10:16 PM
The audacity for Wemby to even try this… pic.twitter.com/COOyyZeH03 – 10:16 PM
Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Trayce Jackson-Davis, clearly frustrated by a few mistakes, took it all out on Wemby.
Wow. – 10:14 PM
Trayce Jackson-Davis, clearly frustrated by a few mistakes, took it all out on Wemby.
Wow. – 10:14 PM
Chris Palmer @ChrisPalmerNBA
So interesting that Victor Wembanyama doesn’t dribble the ball at the free throw line. Not sure I’ve seen that before. – 10:11 PM
So interesting that Victor Wembanyama doesn’t dribble the ball at the free throw line. Not sure I’ve seen that before. – 10:11 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
WEMBY SAID ACCESS DENIED 🛑
(via @NBATV)
pic.twitter.com/0QMsDKylCG – 9:51 PM
WEMBY SAID ACCESS DENIED 🛑
(via @NBATV)
pic.twitter.com/0QMsDKylCG – 9:51 PM
Michael C. Wright @mikecwright
Pop wasn’t sure before this game whether Victor Wembanyama would be on a minutes restriction (said he needed to check w/medical staff). It’s clear his minutes have been trimmed. Big fella played 14 minutes in the first half. He’d been averaging 31.1 since All-Star break. – 9:12 PM
Pop wasn’t sure before this game whether Victor Wembanyama would be on a minutes restriction (said he needed to check w/medical staff). It’s clear his minutes have been trimmed. Big fella played 14 minutes in the first half. He’d been averaging 31.1 since All-Star break. – 9:12 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Wemby got UP for the slam 🔨
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/tgVy8XBMil – 8:44 PM
Wemby got UP for the slam 🔨
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/tgVy8XBMil – 8:44 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Wemby, Vassell rejoin a squad that beat the Warriors going away over the weekend. – 8:10 PM
Wemby, Vassell rejoin a squad that beat the Warriors going away over the weekend. – 8:10 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Also: new Victor Wembanyama / H-E-B billboard just dropped. pic.twitter.com/932zj4x0IF – 7:51 PM
Also: new Victor Wembanyama / H-E-B billboard just dropped. pic.twitter.com/932zj4x0IF – 7:51 PM
Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Pop said there will be no restrictions on Wemby tonight, but he’s not sure about what the case will be for the final game of this back to back with Golden State and Houston. – 6:29 PM
Pop said there will be no restrictions on Wemby tonight, but he’s not sure about what the case will be for the final game of this back to back with Golden State and Houston. – 6:29 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
That was a gutsy performance late from Bilal Coulibaly. The Wizards already thought the world of him, but he showed some physical toughness late. Despite rolling an ankle, he was subbed back in w/12.2 seconds to go and made a critical contest on Duncan Robinson’s possible GW 3. – 8:29 PM
That was a gutsy performance late from Bilal Coulibaly. The Wizards already thought the world of him, but he showed some physical toughness late. Despite rolling an ankle, he was subbed back in w/12.2 seconds to go and made a critical contest on Duncan Robinson’s possible GW 3. – 8:29 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson and Terry Rozier. That lineup enters 3-3. – 5:31 PM
Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Duncan Robinson and Terry Rozier. That lineup enters 3-3. – 5:31 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Jazz coach Will Hardy, who coached Tim Duncan in San Antonio, on the comparisons between Duncan and Nikola Jokic:
“I think first and foremost their demeanor, they both seem to sort of not buy into the hype, the glitz, and the glamor and all of the things that surround our… – 8:32 PM
Jazz coach Will Hardy, who coached Tim Duncan in San Antonio, on the comparisons between Duncan and Nikola Jokic:
“I think first and foremost their demeanor, they both seem to sort of not buy into the hype, the glitz, and the glamor and all of the things that surround our… – 8:32 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Gregg Popovich telling the story of his 5-year-old grandson picking up a technical foul. pic.twitter.com/QAouzbSOF3 – 7:59 PM
Gregg Popovich telling the story of his 5-year-old grandson picking up a technical foul. pic.twitter.com/QAouzbSOF3 – 7:59 PM
Mike Finger @mikefinger
Gregg Popovich reports that his 5-year-old grandson, a teammate of Tim Duncan’s daughter, just received his first career technical foul.
“I don’t know if it’s in the blood, but it’s true. … The guy stole the ball from him, and he tackled him.” – 7:43 PM
Gregg Popovich reports that his 5-year-old grandson, a teammate of Tim Duncan’s daughter, just received his first career technical foul.
“I don’t know if it’s in the blood, but it’s true. … The guy stole the ball from him, and he tackled him.” – 7:43 PM
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Mike Finger: Gregg Popovich reports that his 5-year-old grandson, a teammate of Tim Duncan’s daughter, just received his first career technical foul. “I don’t know if it’s in the blood, but it’s true. … The guy stole the ball from him, and he tackled him.” -via Twitter @mikefinger / March 9, 2024
Justin Kubatko: Victor Wembanyama last night: 
31 PTS 12 REB 6 AST 6 BLK He’s just the third rookie to record at least 30p/10r/5a/5b in a game since the NBA began tracking blocks in 1973-74, joining David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Read, share, and subscribe: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/xmvwpkPY98 -via Twitter @jkubatko / March 4, 2024
31 PTS 12 REB 6 AST 6 BLK He’s just the third rookie to record at least 30p/10r/5a/5b in a game since the NBA began tracking blocks in 1973-74, joining David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Read, share, and subscribe: statitudes.com/p/nba-game-not… pic.twitter.com/xmvwpkPY98 -via Twitter @jkubatko / March 4, 2024
Lance Stephenson: Man, this is hard. A lot of people get mad. My Top 5, I’m just going to do position-wise… no I’m not. So Kobe [Bryant], [Michael] Jordan, no order, LeBron [James], Tim Duncan, Shaq[uille O’Neal]. That’s my starting five right there. I know there gonna be a lot of argument of who gonna shoot the ball, but I think they’ll figure it out and actually beat everybody that everyone else picks. -via HoopsHype / February 25, 2024
Andrew Lopez: No Victor Wembanyama on the injury report on the second night of a back to back. Same for Devin Vassell who played last night after being probable with a hip injury. Keldon Johnson added as questionable with a stomach illness. pic.twitter.com/n0wWQ1zKFG -via Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez / March 12, 2024
Tom Orsborn: Wemby, responding to a question from @_Andrew_Lopez about how much he wants to continue playing until the end of the season, even as the Olympics loom, “It’s no question for me. How much do I want it? As much as I wanted it all season. I have this responsibility towards my team.” -via Twitter @tom_orsborn / March 12, 2024
Tom Orsborn: In French, Wemby said of Jackson-Davis’ dunk: “Getting dunked on is nothing. It’s part of the game. I dunk on a lot of people and a lot of people dunk on me too. But I think I block more often than I get dunked on, so that’s positive.” Translation courtesy of @BenjaminMoubech -via Twitter @tom_orsborn / March 12, 2024