US EditionSpurs' Victor Wembanyama Dealt Personal Tragedy During NBA Cup Final
The Knicks aim to end a 52-year trophy drought as Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, a key factor in their semifinal upset, challenges them in the NBA Cup final.
- On Tuesday, the New York Knicks will attempt to find a way past Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Cup final at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas, chasing their first trophy in 52 years.
- Blocking their path is fit-again Victor Wembanyama, the 21-year-old French giant who helped San Antonio upset Oklahoma City in Saturday's Western Conference semifinal, playing limited minutes off the bench.
- Knicks coach Mike Brown said `You try to put length, size, physicality at the point of attack when it comes to him, but it's got to be five guys guarding the basketball at all times`, while Jalen Brunson warned `You can't just go in there and think no one is going to come and affect the shot`.
- Wembanyama said, `It's a high-stakes game that both teams are going to be very invested in winning,` and added `It just shows that we are preparing and we will pass the next step for more significant games in the playoffs.`
- Across the league, opponents note Karl-Anthony Towns echoed New York's concerns, saying team effort is needed and noting `He's , and he's very talented`.
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Spurs' Victor Wembanyama Dealt Personal Tragedy During NBA Cup Final
Third-year San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama was in tears Tuesday night after his team lost to the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup Final. According to The Athletic’s Jared Weiss, Wemby learned Tuesday morning that his grandmother had passed away in France.The shot-blocking phenom answered only two questions in his post-game press conference as he was overcome with emotions.“I’m sorry, I lost somebody today,” said the Frenchman as he he…
The 21-year-old tricolor international was overwhelmed by emotion in a press conference on Tuesday night after San Antonio's defeat against the Knicks in Las Vegas.
The French basketball phenomenon, which has just returned from injury, and the Texas franchise face the New York Knicks on Tuesday in the final of this tournament that was integrated three years ago in the regular season.
You want to scoff at NBA Cup? Fine. But this means something real for the Knicks
Victory over the San Antonio Spurs (18-7) will not put a dent in the 52-year title drought for the New York Knicks (18-7), but it could be a showcase of their potential against their toughest opponent of the young season and the world’s greatest defensive game-changer (Victor Wembanyama).
In the run-up to the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas against the New York Knicks (2:30 in the night of Tuesday to Wednesday in France), a question dominates the current affairs of the Spurs: Will Victor Wembanyama be the winner? On his return from injury, he played about twenty minutes, in the last three quarter-times, in the semifinal against Oklahoma City on Saturday. And everything leads to believe that the same scheme could be reproduced in the f…
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