Since Victor Wembanyama was in town ... and threw down another ferocious dunk on San Antonio. Both these dunks came while Wembanyama was on the bench. That doesn’t make them any less forceful.

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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, center, dunks in front of Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) during the NBA basketball All-Star game Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in San Francisco.

James heaps the Wemby praise even higher now. San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, center, dunks in front of Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) during the NBA basketball All ...

Victor Wembanyama is an All-Star for the first time and while attending the festivities, he commented on the Lakers’ trade for Luka Doncic that will impact him and the rest of the West moving ...

Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 regular season with a blood clot in his right shoulder. The 7-foot-3 Spurs center, who was the clear favorite to win Defensive ...

NBA All-Star Saturday Night has lost a bit of luster from what it was at its peak, but the Three-Point Shootout and Dunk Contest ... which this year saw Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul get ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Victor Wembanyama is ready for ... He also had a left-handed dunk to give his team a 23-21 advantage. Wembanyama gave his stamp of approval to the mini-tournament after saying ...

Chief among those contributors, of course, is 21-year-old franchise star Victor Wembanyama ... a memorable performance in Saturday's Slam Dunk Contest surely wouldn't hurt, either.

Team Chuck's Victor Wembanyama dunks against Team Shaq's Damian Lillard during the championship game of the 74th NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San ...