It is a rare image in the beginning of a career of Victor Wembanyama. The Frenchman let his frustration explode, his anger for a few seconds against the Clippers. We are in the third quarter. He against an attempted by Dunk d'Ivica Zubac. The latter believes that there is a fault on him and, faced with the lack of reaction of the referees, gets angry.
The action continues on the other side, with Harrison Barnes who shoots 3-PTS. The rest is told by the clippers' pivot, which makes amends.
The cup was full
“I had a small reaction. I thought there was a lack of the previous action, I was angry with the referees, so, I was late in defense. I saw the shoot leave and I saw Wemby with a rebound. So I knew I had to block it. I crashed it a little strong. I let the emotions take over, I apologized. I don't want to be like that on the ground. »»
The basket comes in, Tyronn Lue takes a time-mort and Victor Wembanyama finds himself on the ground, near his bench. It is there that he gets up suddenly and rushes towards Ivica Zubac, as if to do battle. He is retained by his teammates and it only lasts a few seconds.
“It is not even because of Zubac. It's just frustration “,, he then explainedto justify his mood movement. The spurs pivot does not understand the attitude of the referees concerning him. The question is asked: is it correctly whistled? ” No “he replies.
On this sequence, and despite his gesture, no fault is given to the Los Angeles player. Nevertheless, the arbitrators will not sanction “Weby” of a technical fault for his reaction either, having not even been reviewed the action in slow motion.
“” I'm a player … it's not my job to do politics “
The 16th best scorer in the League shoots only 3.9 medium throws and the 15 players in front of it in the standings are all better in this area. As he spends a lot of time outside and almost the circle, the French limits his chances of causing mistakes. But for his coach, the account is not there.
“There are always reactions like that. I am even a little surprised that he did not react thus earlier ”says Mitch Johnson. “There are a lot of contacts around him and, a moment or another, he must defend himself if he sees that the people who are supposed to control the match do not do so. »»
How can it have more impact on arbitrable decisions? “It's hard to fight because it is often unfair. We talk about it with the staff and there are things I have to do to help me. Already, I must be strong physically and not give up shooting ”begins Victor Wembanyama.
Perhaps “sell” more from the officials, to obtain faults? On this point, he does not seem convinced … “I can talk to the referees, of course, explain myself. But, in my opinion, I should not have an influence on this ”, he continues. “I'm a player, I'm here to play, and that's why it's frustrating. It is not my job to do politics. »»
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| Victor Wembanyama | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | San | 71 | 30 | 46.5 | 32.5 | 79.6 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 21.4 |
| 2024-25 | San | 38 | 33 | 47.6 | 35.3 | 84.4 | 1.7 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 24.5 |
| Total | 109 | 31 | 46.9 | 33.8 | 80.9 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 22.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
