San Antonio Spurs Superstar Center Victor Wembanyama is mentioned as doubtful for the game on Thursday evening against the Phoenix Suns due to an illness. The Spurs play Phoenix in the Moody Center on the campus of the University of Texas, where Kevin Durant played during his only lecture season.
San Antonio Spurs are 2-4 without Victor Wembanyama
This is the first game of a back-to-back that the Spurs will play in Austin, which is about 75 miles northeast of San Antonio.
It marks the third consecutive season that the Spurs will play a few home games in Austin. The Spurs also play the Detroit pistons in the Moody Center on Friday.
Sun Lobster’s report at Spurs:
Cody Martin (Sports Hernia) out.
Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama (Disease) Doubtful. #Suns pic.twitter.com/cbgpz9pbwp
– Duane Rankin (@duananterkin) February 20, 2025
San Antonio went 2-4 without Wembanyama this season. NBA gambling sites show the traces as 3-point underdogs against Phoenix. While the Suns 11-3 are in their last 14 meetings with San Antonio, they are also only 1-6 in their last seven games this season.
Moreover, the Spurs are only 1-8 in their last nine games when playing home versus Phoenix. San Antonio is 13-13 at home, 10-24 when playing as the underdog, and 5-13 in their last 18 games this campaign.
Wembanyama continues to lead NBA in blocks
Wembanyama, the ruling rookie of the year and a first All-Star, has an average of 24.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and a leading 3.8 blocks in 46 games (all starts) for the Spurs.
The former number 1 of San Antonio is the best career best of 47.6% from the field, 35.2% of 3-point range and 83.6% in the Free World Line.
His player -efficiency rating (24.3) and the real shooting percentage (59.4%) are both career heights, according to basketball reference.
Wembanyama, 21, is currently leading the NBA in Blocks (176) and block percentage (10.1%) this season. It is in 13th place in total rebounds (506), sixth in defensive rebounds (424), ninth in turnover (149), fourth in box/min (6.5) and fifth in defensive rating (105.7).
In the 139-130 victory of San Antonio on the Washington Wizards on November 13, he registered a career-high 50 points on 18-of-29 (62.1%) shooting from the field, 8-of-16 (50% ) of deep and 6-of-9 (66.7%) with the fault line.
