Victor Wembanyama also apparently has the smack-talk attribute maxed out.
The San Antonio Spurs star Wembanyama had to sit out of his team’s Game 3 matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. on Friday. Wembanyama is still clearing concussion protocol after suffering a scary fall in Game 2 of the series (see the video here).
Despite Wembanyama’s absence though, the Spurs took care of business. They beat the Blazers on the road by a final score of 120-108 to take a 2-1 series lead and wrestle back home-court advantage in the best-of-seven set.
Wembanyama also had a memorable moment during the game while in street clothes. In the second quarter, Wembanyama was shown on the television broadcast talking trash to the Blazers and apparently saying, “Y’all would have been down 4-0” if he had been healthy throughout.
Victor Wembanyama telling the Trail Blazers the Spurs would have swept them if he didn’t get hurt
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) April 25, 2026
“Y’all woulda been down 4-0” pic.twitter.com/DTkHSOihJP
The seven-footer Wembanyama exited Game 2 during the second quarter, leading Portland squeaking out a narrow 106-103 victory over San Antonio. Thus, it is indeed fair to argue that the Spurs would be in a position to sweep the Blazers if Wembanyama had not gotten injured.
Wembanyama appeared to be close to playing in Game 3 before ultimately being held out. He still made his presence felt during the game with some proper banter though and can now look ahead to potentially playing in Sunday’s Game 4 as San Antonio goes for the gentleman’s sweep instead.
