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Victor Wembanyama had a forgetful night against his idol Kevin Durant as the San Antonio Spurs lost to the Phoenix Suns in blowout fashion Saturday, 131-106.
Wembanyama, who has had a tremendous rookie season, couldn’t get much done against the Suns on Saturday with just 13 points, five rebounds and a block.
Durant shined against the rookie phenom, putting up 25 points in the win. Devin Booker led the way for Phoenix with 32 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Wembanyama still has plenty of time to put together a big performance against Durant, but for now, the veteran has the edge on him.
After Wembanyama’s forgetful night, fans were disappointed with his performance against his idol.
Suns Video Breakdown @SunsVideo
Victor Wembanyama currently averages 3.5 turnovers per game.
He’s up to 5 turnovers and there’s still 5:20 left in the 3rd.
Great defensive pressure from the #Suns.
Ciaran @CiaranBloo
Watching Wembanyama stink is as fascinating as watching him cook
Bmr @Bmr53364570
I hope someday we can see wemby in a good team #Wembanyama #coneDeLaDde
Pats Are Cooked @OnlyONEGoat
Was watching the suns vs spurs, Wemby too tall to be having only 5 rebounds
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Durant guarding Wembanyama. #Suns force turnover first #Spurs possession as Wemby forced pass.
RB (sunsrtrash) @RyB_311
KD has his hands full guarding Wemby, he’s taking the challenge tho
Suns Run The West @DubSuns
KD giving Wemby his welcome to the NBA moment tonight https://t.co/hzAtsVlsNG
All Things Mavs @All_Things_Mavs
if Wemby can’t beat the Suns tonight, he is not the ROY
CantGuardBook @CGBBURNER
Bol Bol vs Wemby tonight:
Bol – Wemby –
13 PTS 13 PTS
4 REB 5 REB
4-5 FG 5-7 FG
0 TOV 5 TOV pic.twitter.com/p9ARSQ1A4C
phxjoey @joeyofphx
BOL outplayed Wemby btw****
With the loss, the Spurs dropped to 15-55 on the year and are far from being in playoff contention. For the Suns, their battle to climb in the Western Conference standings continued as they improved to 41-29 on the year, and they currently sit in seventh place in the West.