SAN ANTONIO — It felt like everything for the show, and the show was big.
A billboard hung right off the freeway headed into San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center, with Victor Wembanyama having his arms stretched out wide.Some of it was Wembanyama himself, sticking his hands in the cookie jar one too many times, putting himself on the bench for most of the second half.
It felt like the NBA world hadn’t thought about San Antonio after 2018, when the Kawhi Leonard divorce became final and the Spurs were vanquished as real contenders. It felt as if the building had five years of emotion stored up, ready to unleash in the form of a long-armed dunk or devastating block.
But he soon found himself on the bench at every stop, picking up two fouls before the first quarter ended, his third before halftime, his fourth in the third quarter and fifth at the start of the final period. Per usual for even the most veteran players, coaches pull their guys and have them sit to prevent further damage.
Except that defender was the savvy Grant Williams, who managed to duck his head underneath Wembanyama’s arms, catching some contact — and the eye of the officials.“I was focused on the best I could be,” Wembanyama said. “It was easy, how I try to play every time. When I got back for like 30 seconds, I got subbed because of my fouls. I couldn’t really get comfortable.”
He came across the lane and had Williams on him again, but instead of trying to post up, he faced up in the mid-post and hit a jumper — in the same general area Duncan did his work for two decades, along with Robinson.
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