San Antonio Spurs' young star
Victor Wembanyama has been
ruled out of the match against the
Sacramento Kings. Both sides will meet on
Thursday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
Wembanyama, who is often regarded as one the most
highly-rated players currently playing in the competition, As per the latest report,
will not feature in the match because of a sprained right ankle.
This will be the seventh match missed by the 20-year-old
because of fitness concerns. The development will be a huge setback for
Spurs who have heavily relied on Wembanyama to produce the goods this season.
The Le Chesnay-born has been a star performer for the Spurs
this season as he has contributed 20.7 points per game, the best by any player from
the franchise. That’s not it as he has also contributed 10.3 rebounds which is
the 12th best in the division. To go with that, he is also averaging
3.4 assists, 3. 4 blocks and 1.3 steals per game.
Wembanyama’s most impressive outing this season came in the
match against the Phoenix Suns back in November where he contributed 38 points
to go with 10 rebounds and two assists.
Spurs are going through a very disappointing campaign where
they are placed at the bottom of the Western Conference with just 13 wins and
49 defeats this season.