On Sunday, the San Antonio Spurs will hit the floor at home to take on the Sacramento Kings at 4:00 pm ET. Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was initially on the injury report as questionable due to left calf tightness, but he has since been downgraded to out and will miss his first game of the season. Here’s everything we know about Wembanyama’s injury and his playing status vs the Kings.
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Victor Wembanyama playing status vs Kings
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While there was some hope that Victor Wembanyama would play Sunday given his initial injury status was questionable, the unfortunate reality is he won’t be able to play. The French phenom has cooled off just a bit since his torrid start to the season, with the Spurs recently losing back-to-back home games against the Golden State Warriors in puzzling fashion. San Antonio doesn’t want to risk anything with the MVP candidate, so playing it safe makes sense.
Joining Wembanyama on the Spurs’ injury report is rookie guard Dylan Harper, who has been out of the lineup for several games with a left calf strain and will remain so on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Domantas Sabonis and Precious Achiuwa are both questionable for the Kings, while Keegan Murray remains out.
Overall, San Antonio could use a get right game after their frustrating losses to the Warriors, as they look to climb back toward the top of the Western Conference standings leaderboard at this early juncture of the season. The Spurs still sit at 8-4, but they have slowed down considerably after what was a red hot start to the campaign.
In any case, the Kings and Spurs are slated to tip off at 4:00 pm ET from San Antonio.
