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Tim Capurso

NBA Fans Roast Spurs’ Jeremy Sochan for Not Passing to Wide-Open Victor Wembanyama

San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan drew the ire of NBA fans for one vexing sequence involving rookie Victor Wembanyama during the team’s 114—95 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night at the United Center. 

During a possession in the third quarter, Sochan had the ball at the top of the key just as Wembanyama, who was in the left corner, cut to the hoop for a wide-open look at the basket. But Sochan, who appeared to be looking right at the 7’4” center, somehow missed him and chose to drive into the paint, where he attempted—and air-balled—an awkward fadeaway jumper from about 10 feet.

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