The Washington Wizards face off against a dark-horse Western Conference contender on Thursday night when they pay a visit to the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center.
Game info
When: Thursday, Dec. 18th at 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Frost Bank Center, Houston, Texas
How to watch: Monumental Sports Network, League Pass
Injuries: For the Wizards, Corey Kispert (thumb) and Khris Middleton (knee) are out, while Malaki Branham (thumb) is questionable. Bilal Coulibaly (oblique) and Alex Sarr (thigh) are both set to return.
The Spurs have a clean bill of health.
What to watch for
Washington has a chance to win back-to-back games for the first time this season, following its 108-89 victory Sunday over the Indiana Pacers. But doing so would be a tall task against one of the hottest teams in the league. After slowly fending off the injury bug, San Antonio has gone 10-3 over their last 13 games.
The Wizards take on the Spurs at an interesting time, with San Antonio coming fresh off its NBA Cup title game loss to the New York Knicks.
The status of Victor Wembanyama, however, remains unclear. The French phenom was in tears following Tuesday’s NBA Cup final with the news that his grandmother had passed away earlier in the day. There’s no word yet on whether Wemby would need some time off for personal reasons.
Both of his countrymen, Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr, are set to return after missing multiple weeks of action.
