[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama hits the game-winner for the Spurs as they defeat the Suns 101-100 and clinches a playoff spot for San Antonio.
Wemby and Luka masterclass tonight. these euro players are good
Team USA better develop some chemistry in the 2027 World Cup because they won’t have Steph/KD/LeBron to save them in LA 28
It feels like it’s going to get to the point where these world game medals will start holding some weight compared to a NBA championship
I feel like the last one really felt that way, the Serbia and France games both felt like they could’ve gone either way before the stars went super saiyan
france’s 2nd best player was yabusele lol and some of their best players include ntilikina, fournier and batum. damn near every single game vs USA is david vs goliath
Sarr, Bilal and Salaun should be better soon
Nolan Traore is the other real swing piece too. And Rissacher if he gets any confidence back by then
Als, idk how the chemistry is with the Canada team but as far as talent, it is there, outside of solid big men.
They have Zach Edey tho, who should be even better for fiba
This slander against Euroleague icon Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot will not go unnoticed
Yeah, but their best player is Wemby and that goes a loooooong way.
I mean Manu winning the olympics in 2004 does in my heart.
I think they meant fiba not Olympics
Yeah I know, but the USA team always took olympics more seriously
Team USA is never going to compare about FIBA.
Not sure you know, but Olympic basketball is a FIBA-sanctioned tournament. Organised under the International Olympic Committee (IOC), but FIBA (International Basketball Federation) governs the competition, including setting the rules (FIBA rules), overseeing the qualifiers, and managing the tournament structure for both men’s and women’s events.
That’s still one of the most impressive basketball achievements of the century. That team was amazing.
I can guarantee you that players outside US, the world cup / Olympics medals are more valuable to them than NBA championships.
Prime Year 5 wemby playing next to Sarr, Risacher, Raynaud, Coulibaly, Traore
Will be interesting
Maybe having the team play together consistently like other nations instead of for 2 weeks before the tournament is a good start.
I believe in Cade and Ant’s chemistry
FIBA world Cup in Qatar 2027 I think it’s going to be uh, poorly attended
Very interesting period in the NBA where the very top players are no longer american. SGA, Wemby, Luka, Jokic. Obviously throw in Giannis.
Though the the US will on average have a better talent pool but chemistry matters so much in FIBA/Olympics
I think the issue is that we say “these euro players” and Europe is actually like 50 different nations.
If Wemby, Jokic and Luka were playing on the same team that would be scary. But, if the US borns cant gang up on Slovenia, or even France, then the problem is much deeper than “well, the tippy top players are Euro guys now”.
They’re gonna be the Kobe and Duncan of this decade.
That shit was so beautiful man
Why were they not doubling him?? Get the ball out of his hands at all costs at that point in the game lol
The midrange is statistically his worse shot so they probably decided to give it up
You don’t let a top player go iso in the final seconds of a game. You do what you can to make someone else beat you
They fell for the raw offense lie 🤣
“The idea of wemby….”😭😭
The middy is his worst shot because he usually has to rush it because he gets double teamed every time he touches the ball 😂 I haven’t seen Wemby stand inside the arc like this 1 on 1 in four months
Maybe by efficiency, but down by 1 in the last possession, a 2 and a 3 are worth the same, and his long two is a higher fg% than his 3pt
They can but it won’t do shit. All he has to do is hold the ball up high like you do with kids and survey the floor for the open man
As a suns fan I’ve been saying it all year love Coach Ott but him allowing superstar isolate down the stretch has made no sense to me. We didn’t double Ingram, we didn’t double Jalen brown, we didn’t double KD when he hit that game winner ealier in the year. It’s just illogical. I love Fleming more than anyone, but He never trusted Fleming in 4th quarters and randomly leaves him in a free throw situation. Yall would’ve used a timeout or fouled so it just doesn’t make sense at all why we wouldn’t leave in a bunch of ball handlers and free throw shooters
I put aside wemby looking like a literal alien sent to play basketball, and yes it was still beautiful.
7’4 KD lol
I do not want to fuck with phoenix in the first round!!
Ya, they always seem to put up a real fight against us even when they’re struggling. Those teams in the bottom 4 worry me
I think they channel the residual hatred from the Duncan years. Suns probably hate us more than any other team.
Honestly, I get it. If I were a Suns fan, I would too. The Spurs were as close to a boogey man to them as could be. In a span of 6 seasons, they were ousted by the Spurs 4 times. Prevented the greatest Suns player of all time from ever winning a ring
Oh for sure, if I was in their shoes - I’d hate us too 😆.
Yeah we’ve struggled against the warriors clips and suns which isn’t promising.
Chill. We were without Castle tonight. Any team would struggle without their best PoA defender.
They were also missing 2 key defenders and like 3 other players
Person is delusional
They’re missing a lot of players too and our front court after wemby with Kornet was ass
Kornet was ass too
Suns were missing their second best player lol
I mean we’re missing brooks and Williams and Grayson and O’Neale and highsmith
Yeah, but what about Castle /s
lol suns matchup very well if healthy….
I appreciate it fr. But fuck you guys
HIMbanyama
Spurs announcer calling him weMVP is a goated call
https://streamable.com/70iqel
WEM-V-P
I chose to watch my Tar Heels choke over this. Fuck me man
I’m sorry, but you’re going to have to watch that UNC game on repeat for the rest of the season. Again my apologies, but I don’t make the rules
Valiant effort to the Suns, but they’re against the Colossal Titan of the NBA.
obligatory a player that tall should not be able to shoot that kind of shot
RUMBLING RUMBLING RUMBLING RUMBLING!
Without 2 starters and 3 role players. Suns overall match up well if healthy.
Spurs were missing Castle who is arguably their second best player.
This was one of our worst performances this year and we still won, I am legitimately not concerned about the Suns like I was after our first match-up whatsoever.
So many in-and-outs, shots falling short, unlucky bounces leading to offensive rebounds, etc. Our FG% is atrocious and it’s not because the Suns were playing lockdown defense.
3 Starters.
Green Book Brooks Oneale Williams
I’m assuming that’s our “starting lineup”. It’s crazy how bad injury bug has bit AZ in 2026.
These past four games feel like the Cardinals mid season
The Suns received a Grim Reminder of their tormentor since the 2000s
Phoenix had a few years of being good while we were rebuilding. They’ve had enough rest, now it’s back to normal.
Bang that drum all the way to the title boyyyyyyy
This was sexy
Hell yeah
Wemby needed one of those to complete his MVP candidature.
Well done
Certainly helped Westbrook in 2016
Westbrook had so many in 2016. That near halfcourt one against the nuggets in the same game where he broke Oscar robertsons record and scored 50pts was certainly the best one though
I woke up damn near everyone in the neighborhood when he hit that shot
same bruh, i shouted like we won the world cup. it’s 10am here though
This is Wemby who is raw offensively??? I’m so frightened of what he’ll look like when his offensive game fully matures. Please, Wemby, save us all from the endless best in the world debates and GOAT debates.
He is 12th in the NBA in points per minute. He has plenty of room for improvement, but it’s not because he isn’t good currently.
We’ve got 7 other players averaging double digits. We don’t need Vic to score like Shai or Luka. He’s averaging 24 a game, 30 pts/36 mins. Wouldn’t be surprised if those turned out to be his career averages.
Or, hear me out, he continues his offseason monk mode regiment for the next 10 years, putting on 30 lbs of muscle each time. Then what is the league going to do against a 7’5” 535 lb Wemby? I’d say he averages 84 PPG easy at that point.
Why does the largest player not simply eat all the other players?
It’s not really fair comparing these stats because he’s played at least 5 minutes less pg compared to others.
Agreed! I actually meant to imply that he is good currently, for clarification. It’s insane that his current offensive game, as good as it is, can be much better.
I’ll probably say Jordan till my dying day but, I mean… he wasn’t 7’ 6” so, y’know, I’ll understand it
It’s going to be difficult to ever top Jordan in terms of aura and cultural impact, but in terms of on court accomplishments Wemby has probably the best chance of surpassing him.
I know what you mean, DeAndre Jordan on the Clippers was really good, but he was no Wemby.
Obligatory reminder that Wemby is roughly the same age right now that the historically great big men were in their rookie seasons. Compare how good prime Hakeem, Shaq, Duncan, Kareem, Ewing, etc. were compared to their 22 year old selves. I can’t imagine what he will look like if Wemby sees a similar trajectory in terms of growth.
Wemby is so unfair man it’s like he’s a cheat code for the Spurs!
I mean, other than growing another 6-7” or having arms lengthen like go-go-gadget arms, there’s not much more you could do on defense in that situation lol.
Dude even our tall string bean Chet can’t defend him! He’s just too damn stretchy and flexible!
Wemby is anime protagonist, who wants to face the Spurs in the playoffs??
op main character energy
Wemby vs the whole Sendai colony let’s do it
https://imgur.com/a/kFG8qCb
lmao booker with the attempted flop at the end what a bitch 😭
I think he pulled his hammy or something no?
Yeah live I thought it was a terrible flop but watching it back it looks like he pulled something as he went to heave it
Damn he’s been dealing with a lot of hamstring shit these last couple years hopefully it’s not that
Fox didnt even touch him
EDIT: Didn’t seem to be an injury on the broadcast but I hope Book’s okay
I didn’t see it as a flop. He went down.
He started to pull up before the shot ffs he may well have tweaked something
WEMBY MVP STONKS 📈
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
Loved when KJ yelled this into the mic after
Holy fuck dudes, this has been a night for spectacular performances
Or as Inside the NBA might say
this has been a lot of shit Ernay
WEMBANYAMAAAA
He will end up the GOAT if healthy. No hyperbole.
I watched MJ most of his career in Chicago, and would laugh at the thought there has been someone better than him since. However this is no laughing matter.
He’s gifted at so many things that are important (shooting, speed, size, agility, defensive and offensive IQ, playmaking) but then also scores high in secondaries like crazy humble, keen, huper competitive, dedicated, thoughtful, natural leader in the same vibe as Curry… Kids will say it’s glazing but tell me where is the lie?
ICE. COLD. ALIEN.
Wemvp
I am in heaven.
Wemby is the mvp man that shai shit over with
This is a serious but not serious comment lmao but nah Wemby him and my spurs are here
I’m married to the Blazers but the Spurs are my side piece
Welcome in bro. Dame has been one of my favorite players for a long time.
I grew up 10 minutes from the Blazers arena but Timmy’s jersey was my first as a kid.
One word, ALIEN
We were down 10 with like 4 min left and I almost turned it off cause it looked like tonight wasn’t our night and then we pulled this off
This game will be on future videos of how he was a literal 1 of 1 all time
The Booker flopping is the cherry on top
He got hurt, wasn’t a flop. Was limping off the court.
this could’ve been the most frustrating loss of the season for us, but the Wem V P had other plans
What a way to clinch a playoff spot
Carried the team this game, NOTHING was falling in. Everything was just circling around the fucking rim and clanking out.
If we want a clip to argue whether Wemby is MVP worthy, this is it. (no, I’m not saying he should be MVP) The game winning shot is great, the more importantly is the Suns treatment of Wemby.
THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. They already left Fox fucking wide open at the 3pt line but still want to “focus” on Wemby. But:
In the end, they just put a small in the middle to help deter Wemby (a 7’5” big man) from dribble penetration and hope he beat them by a mid range jumpshot, like how normal team defend against a star guard. Yet, a mid range jump shot against someone one feet shorter is like an open shot for Wemby.
Team without a mobile big (at least 7’) is going to be tough against Wemby, much like teams in 90s -00s need bulky 7” (regardless of skill) against Shaq. But mobile 7” is even more rare.
#THATS MY ALIEN 👽
He fucks teams up and beams back to his UFO
Wemby has the “It” factor. He has that killer in him like MJ and Kobe
A 7”4 guy shouldn’t be so nimble. That was beautiful
He’s taller than 7’4”
WEMB-VP
MVP. He singlehandidly carried our defense AND offense until Fox stepped it up in the 4th
WEMVP
Did Booker just Flop? 😂😂
WemVP! WemVP!
And people saying he’s not the obvious MVP
He’s not the obvious MVP and I’m a Spurs Super fan. But the fact that he’s 22, SGA is having one of the five best offensive seasons for a guard in NBA history… And he has a genuine case is in of itself Absolutely preposterous
This kid is just so good
My wifi went out about 30 seconds before this shot. Thank fuck for Reddit, Victor Wembanyama, and go spurs go
Unblockable
The finnesse in that fade was nice, this guy is indeed an alien in the game
This guy is 22 years old man
Did Booker try to sell a foul there in the end??????????? LMFAO
Made it 101 with 01.1 left on the clock
Number 1 made it 101 with 01.1 left on the clock
Genuinely unreal.
MVP
He ran the clock down and called game. Hell yeah wemby!
That booker flop as he shot at the buzzer is everything I hate about the NBA. But I love the NBA.
Cold blooded nasty
MVP!
Me: Wemby, you’re taking too long!
Wemby: Tais-toi. Regarde-moi!
All the other highlight guys got scooped by the official poster
idk even know what to say, id actually take a bullet for this dude
It’s so hilarious seeing Wemby get mobbed by his teammates. Like a bunch of kids cheering for their taller, older friend
This about to be a historic playoffs
Lisan al-Gaib
cant get more poetic than this
Honestly my MVP this season.
nevermind Wemby is now 2nd in MVP voting
Aaaaaayyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaa
crazy
That Booker flop on the heave was something else.
WEMVP!!!
I love Victor Wembanyama
Bookers shot antics lmao cmon
Spurs go from Robinson, Duncan and now to Wembanyama is some nasty work by the basketball gods.
And as the clock ran down to 0.0, Devin Booker disappeared and was never seen from again.
No player in the Spurs could reach Wemby’s head
Booker hit the snake bite at the end
The entire pro basketball team surrounding Wemby made it feel like a High School game winner from the one tall kid in your small school
And he’s clutch? Yeah, game over
It is so historic that Wemby was the one to make the shot that takes them to playoffs. Beautiful.
For anyone who didn’t watch this game and the post game, this was really fucking it as a Spurs fan and it felt like a huge moment in Vic’s career.
He hits the game winner, after the game they interview him and he puts his arm around all his teammates, they start chanting MVP and he gets emotional, Keldon Johnson starts chanting MVP to the crowd in the mic and Vic grabs the mic and screams Go Spurs Go.
It’s the best moment for this franchise since 2017, and a reminder of how lucky we are to have a star so self aware of his greatness and able to show his emotions like that comeback win against the Clips.
Wemb’yoffs
KDesque
the goat bruh
MY GOAT LESGO
WeMVP
I was freaking out “why he’s not making his way to the post? Will he just pass a live grenade to a teammate??! Is he nuts?!”
He’s just a cold blooded alien…
Oh boy
Whelp if he doesn’t win and he makes it to the conference finals against OKC I feel sorry for Holgram
That was a big time shot
Tall E.T. refuses to not do cool stuff.
LOADING: Dynasty
I remember posting about Wemby and the spurs at the start of the season and everyone nuked it and said they wouldn’t even make the playoffs man I wish I would’ve left that up
Booker with the complexly natural toe touch shooting form
I am glad fox didn’t take that shot lmao 😂
For those who didn’t watch the game, it was like the rim was off by an inch with how a ton of shots by the Spurs kept going in and out. It didn’t help that the refs were horrible too. Spurs were down almost the entire game and had a last push at the end of the fourth culminating with the Wemby game winner.
the NBA is so awesome
What a bitch-ass flop from Booker too.
We played against a mutant fr 😭
Love Wemby, hope he stays healthy and has a successful career Spurs fans are lucky. So easy to root for
WEMVP baby!!
Wemby is like fuck it, im just letting this go to zero - i ain’t missing
Let him cook!