{"id":473580,"date":"2025-12-10T08:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=473580"},"modified":"2025-12-10T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:31:30","slug":"spurs-rule-victor-wembanyama-out-vs-lakers-no-nba-cup-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/spurs-rule-victor-wembanyama-out-vs-lakers-no-nba-cup-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs rule Victor Wembanyama out vs. Lakers, no NBA Cup appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1483\">The <strong data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1225\">San Antonio Spurs<\/strong> have officially <strong data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1273\">ruled out Victor Wembanyama<\/strong> for Wednesday night\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1296\" data-end=\"1307\">NBA Cup<\/strong> quarterfinal against the <strong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1355\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1359\" \/>The French superstar has been sidelined since a Nov. 14 loss to the <strong data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1452\">Golden State Warriors<\/strong> with a <strong data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1480\">left calf strain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1485\" data-end=\"1776\">Without Wembanyama, the <strong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1518\">Spurs<\/strong> have stayed afloat, winning <strong data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1572\">eight of the 11 games<\/strong> he has missed, including two NBA Cup group games that helped them reach the knockout stage.<br data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1667\" \/>San Antonio is choosing caution, keeping their franchise player out even in a high-stakes elimination game.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"2083\">In his third season, <strong data-start=\"1799\" data-end=\"1813\">Wembanyama<\/strong> is averaging career highs with <strong data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1888\">26.2 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists<\/strong> and a league-leading <strong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1924\">3.6 blocks<\/strong> per game.<br data-start=\"1934\" data-end=\"1937\" \/>He can only miss <strong data-start=\"1954\" data-end=\"1973\">five more games<\/strong> this season to reach the <strong data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2020\">65-game threshold<\/strong> required for eligibility for the major end-of-season awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Antonio Spurs have officially ruled out Victor Wembanyama for Wednesday night\u2019s NBA Cup 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