An ex-NFL star just made wild claim about Victor Wembanyama's transformation after Timberwolves ejection
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The Oklahoma City Thunder were widely viewed as the team capable of slowing down Victor Wembanyama’s postseason dominance. Instead, the San Antonio Spurs star handed them their first playoff defeat of the season after Oklahoma City had swept both the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers to open the playoffs.
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Wembanyama’s momentum had briefly stalled when he was ejected in the second quarter of Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, he avoided suspension and has been on a strong run ever since, triggering a conspiracy-style comment from former NFL player Breiden Fehoko.
“What did Gregg Popovich tell Wemby at the airport cause since that ejection this mf been playing unearthly,” Fehoko tweeted.
For context, after Wembanyama’s ejection, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich made a notable gesture by meeting the young star directly on the tarmac when the team plane returned to San Antonio.
As for Wembanyama’s historic performance on Monday, he dropped 41 points and ripped down 24 rebounds across 49 minutes of play. He forced overtime with a clutch three-pointer and scored 9 of the team’s final 14 points in the closing stretch to seal the win.
When asked if Wembanyama considers himself the best player in the world, he had a response.
“Do I feel like it right now? I feel tired,” Wembanyama said. “But it’s not a question I’m wondering right now. We’ll see. The world is 8 billion people, so it’s 8 billion opinions.”
As Nick Wright noted, on May 24, 1995, Hakeem Olajuwon watched David Robinson win the MVP he believed he deserved and responded with a 41-point, 16-rebound performance in a win. Nearly three decades later, to the same approximate date, Wembanyama saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win the MVP he had been campaigning for and answered with the 41-point performance.
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