Hours before the Spurs tipped off to face the Knicks in the NBA Cup final on Tuesday night, Victor Wembanyama learned his grandmother died in France that morning, The Athletic’s Jared Weiss confirmed.
Despite the heartbreak the young player was dealing with, he still went out and competed for the Spurs. Coming off the bench for the second game in a row, Wembanyama put up 18 points and six rebounds in 25 minutes in the Spurs’ 124–113 loss to the Knicks.
