Reggie Miller kept on messing up Victor Wembanyama's name in Game 1

Reggie Miller kept on messing up Victor Wembanyama’s name in Game 1

Apr 28, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; TNT broadcaster Reggie Miller attends game five of the first round of the NBA playoffs between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Victor Wembanyama got Reggie Miller’d during his NBA playoff debut on Sunday.

The Basketball Hall of Famer Miller was on the call for Sunday’s first-round series opener between the San Antonio Spurs and the Portland Trail Blazers. Miller was doing color commentary for NBC during the game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

But viewers quickly got annoyed by how Miller repeatedly messed up Wembanyama’s name. Miller kept on referring to the seven-footer as “Wembanyana” instead (with an “n” sound in place of the second “m”).

Many fans took to social media to express frustration about Miller’s mispronunications.

will reggie ever learn how to say wembanyama
— claire de lune (@ClaireMPLS) April 20, 2026

Reggie is absolutely killing me by not knowing how to pronounce Wembanyama three seasons in.
— Nigel Broadnax (@BroadnaxWrites) April 20, 2026

Reggie Miller should lose his gig broadcasting for still not being able to pronounce Wembanyama. I can't believe no one has forced him to fix this yet lmao what a
— ONi | Nitten (@TheNitten) April 20, 2026

Hey fellow Spurs fans, I think we should all start calling @ReggieMillerTNT "Reggie Milner" until he learns how to pronounce, "Wembanyama!!!" #GoSpursGo #PorVida #RaceforSeis
— R.C. (@15TT20) April 20, 2026

This has apparently been a recurring theme for Miller over the years. Even back in 2023, the year Wembanyama that made his NBA debut, fans were already complaining online about Miller getting his name wrong.

Reggie Miller has such a hard time saying Wembanyama. It’s always “Wembanyana” with him smh
— Gabriel Gamboa (OU can’t score TDs on us) (@GabeGamboa28) October 13, 2023

does reggie miller realize its wembanyaMa not wembanyaNa
— Noah (@JustUhRealist) October 14, 2023

The 22-year-old Wembanyama is in the NBA playoffs for the very first time after leading the Spurs to a torrid 62-win regular season. But even so, Miller somehow still cannot figure out how to properly say his name (bringing to mind the way that Candace Parker kept messing up a player’s name during the NBA play-in tournament last week).