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“Victor Wembanyama's push against Rudy Gobert went viral in Timberwolves-Spurs game”

UPDATE: The Spurs won by a score of 113-103.

The San Antonio Spurs play at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday evening.

In the first half, Victor Wembanyama had a substitution on 2024 Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert that went viral on social media.

Wembanyama scored 15 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in his first 21 minutes while shooting 7/12 from the field and 1/5 from three-point range.

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Wembanyama and Gobert were teammates for France at the 2024 Paris Olympics (they won the silver medal).

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August 8, 2024; Paris, France; France power forward Victor Wembanyama (32) and center Rudy Gobert (27) celebrate after playing against Germany in a men's basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at the Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Many NBA fans reacted to the viral highlight in the comments.

@michalstudzinski: “How is it possible for people so tall to move so well?”

@thatsduusay: “Buddy has been giving him work since he was 16. I’m not surprised he’s still struggling.”

@codyp32: “That’s you all with 4x DPOY? Brother, he gets cooked every season, is in everyone's highlights and he's somehow a 4x DPOY 😭”

@rahfrmnw: “Gobert will be the first player in NBA history to be cut from the league 😂”

Wembanyama entered the night averaging 18.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field and 23 in five games Shot .5% from three-point range.

However, the Spurs are only 2-3.

After the Timberwolves, they visit James Harden and the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in California.

As for the Timberwolves, they entered the matchup with a 3-2 record in their first five games of the season.

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