Stan Van Gundy warns against calling Victor Wembanyama ‘alien’ due to deportation concerns
"We do not want Victor Wembanyama deported."
"We do not want Victor Wembanyama deported."
Ja Morant will also miss Tuesday's matchup with a calf strain.
The Spurs-Grizzlies matchup replaces Pistons vs. Hawks in NBC's Nov. 18 lineup.
The Spurs have the 11th most nationally televised games this season with 22.
"I just can't fathom this. It's like watching Tiger Woods hit a golf ball, if he were 7'5."
"I saw some guys on another network the other day talking about Wembanyama being the 'face of the league.' I was so annoyed."
"How much you want to bet he received the COVID vaccine?"
"To me, Anthony Edwards is correct. The face of the league is going to be Victor, because what you need to be is amazing."
"I'm trying to get the insight here, I'm diving into the argument."
"Best jersey swap ever."
The commercial will air across several of NBC's marquee properties.
In the last seconds of the Spurs victory over the Kings, Victor Wembanyama got away with an obvious over-the-back on Domantas Sabonis.
"He's the only skinny person in San Antonio!"
"You can’t tell me there isn’t an agenda with the media."
"This is an insane tribute."
"What's Miami known for, night life? We've got it. Lots of cocaine, women of the night, strip clubs? We've got plenty of them."
"I don't know how patient he's going to be."
Looks like the French rookie phenom can act, too.
"The more we tell them, the more they live their lives without caring what anybody else says."
"That's like a block and a steal at the same time."
Shaquille O'Neal didn't mince words when it came to criticizing the work ethic of Bol Bol, saying he's wasting his talent.
"It's Thunder vs. Spurs tonight."
"We've never seen anything like this."