San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has suffered a left calf strain and is expected to be sidelined “for a few weeks,” according to Shams Charania and Michael C. Wright of ESPN:
Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama will be sidelined for a few weeks due to a left calf strain, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday.
The Spurs are erring on the side of caution in bringing back the franchise cornerstone, who underwent an MRI on Sunday. A source told ESPN that Wembanyama will be reevaluated in two
to three weeks.
Listed as questionable early Sunday due to left calf tightness, Wembanyama was ruled out ahead of the tipoff for San Antonio’s victory against the Sacramento Kings.
“Obviously, we’ve seen around this league recently, the calf-tightness thing is not something you want to take lightly,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said Sunday. “Don’t want to push it there.”
Wembanyama has led the Spurs to a 9-4 record, good for second place in the Southwest Division. He is averaging just over 26 points per game, just under 13 rebounds, and almost 4 blocks in 35 minutes per night.
The Blazers also have a key player nursing the same injury in Jrue Holiday, although Holiday’s expected time on the sidelines has yet to be announced.
The Spurs are in Portland on Wed. Nov. 26 for an NBA Cup matchup with the Blazers at 7pm Pacific.
