Spurs star big man Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out for Game 3 of the team’s series against the Trail Blazers on Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports (via Twitter).
Wembanyama went through shootaround in the hopes of returning from the concussion that he suffered when he took a hard fall in Game 2, but he has not yet cleared the NBA’s protocol and been given the green light to play.
“Obviously, there’s a lot that goes into that, but he’s doing well and progressing,” head coach Mitch Johnson said, per Tom Orsborn of the San Antonio Express-News (Twitter video link).
When pressed, Johnson declined to provide more details on his outlook, other than repeating that Wembanyama is making progress.
Backup center Luke Kornet got the start in place of Wembanyama.
This Dylan Harper might be a good basketball player when he grows up, lols.
Got some serious game.
Castle with the big game. Spurs backcourt could be best around. Castle and Fox.
Get well Wemby ——
Ref help on full display as they “missed” a travel so blatant that the Blazers all stopped playing and even Castle waited for the whistle that never came before driving for the layup:
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