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Victor Wembanyama, the San Antonio Spurs’ MVP candidate, suffered a left rib contusion that kept him out of the second half of the Spurs’ 115-102 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, April 6. The Spurs listed his status as doubtful for their home contest against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, April 8 at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Following testing and imaging, there was a sigh of relief in San Antonio.
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A person with direct knowledge of the matter told USA TODAY Sports that the team is optimistic about the injury. Wembanyama has soreness, but there are no long-term concerns about his availability.
They remain hopeful that their 22-year-old two-time All-Star will be available to play Friday, April 10 against the Dallas Mavericks or Sunday, April 12 against the Denver Nuggets. The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly disclose details about Wembanyama’s injury.
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1. Washington Wizards: AJ Dybantsa
TEAM: BYU | POSITION: Wing | BORN: Massachusetts | HEIGHT: 6-9 | DRAFT AGE: 19 – The Wizards have the second-worst offense in the NBA and could instantly inject life into their offense by selecting AJ Dybantsa, the NCAA scoring champion and Julius Erving Award winner. He emphasized that point during his one game for BYU in March Madness, putting up 35 points and…
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