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Victor Wembanyama Fined $25,000 By NBA After Knicks-Spurs Game
Victor Wembanyama was fined after Friday's game.
On Friday evening, the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks played a thriller in Texas.
Jalen Brunson led the way with 61 points, but the Spurs were able to win by a score of 130-126 (in overtime).
After the game (on Sunday), the NBA announced that star rookie Victor Wembanyama had been fined $25,000.
Via NBA Communications: "San Antonio Spurs forward-center Victor Wembanyama has been fined $25,000 for throwing the game ball into the spectator stands, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations."
Wembanyama finished Friday's victory with 40 points, 20 rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block while shooting 13/22 from the field and 4/9 from the three-point range in 38 minutes of playing time.
He will have excellent chance to win the 2024 Rookie of The Year Award, and is averaging 21.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 3.4 blocks per contest while shooting 46.8% from the field and 32.4% from the three-point range in 65 games.
Despite the strong play of Wembanyama, the Spurs are the 15th seed in the Western Conference with an 18-56 record in 74 games.
They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of a three-game winning streak.
On Sunday evening, the Spurs will host Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in Texas.
Mar 29, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forwards Victor Wembanyama (1) and Keldon
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As for the Knicks, they dropped to 44-29 in 73 games, which has them as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
