On Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs are playing the Portland Trail Blazers (at home) in Texas for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.
Victor Wembanyama had five points, four rebounds, one assist and one block while shooting 1/3 from the field in his first 12 minutes of playing time.
However, he has now left the game with an injury.
Jared Weiss of The Athletic wrote: “Victor Wembanyama is out for the night and is in the concussion protocol, per Spurs.”
UPDATE: The Spurs lost by a score of 106-103.
The series is now tied up at 1-1.
NBA World Reacts To Devastating Wembanyama Injury
Here’s what people were saying about the injury:
Tom Orsborn: “Per NBA, if a player is diagnosed with a concussion, he cannot return to participating for at least 48 hours, including the date of diagnosis, and until after he completes the required return-to-participation process.”
Nick Wright: “The Wemby potential concussion (and the fact that in the NBA a concussion typically means a player is out ~8 days) has all of a sudden made OKC -200 to win the West and for the first time all year, a minus money favorite to win the title at -115.”
Kevin O’Connor: “Victor Wembanyama’s fall sure looked like a concussion. Knocked out cold after his chin hit the ground. The average NBA recovery time for a concussion is 7-10 days. 7 days would be Game 5. 10 days would be Game 7.”
Keith Smith: “I know Victor Wembanyama is in concussion protocol, but has there been any update beyond? He hit the floor so hard, I’m worried about his jaw and cheek bones.”
Matt Guzman: “On average, NBA players have missed 7 days with a concussion. One week from today is when Game 5 is scheduled in San Antonio. Game 6 (Portland) and 7 (San Antonio) are scheduled in nine and 11 days, respectively. #PorVida”
Brett Siegel: “Spurs star Victor Wembanyama just smacked his chin/face on the court and appeared to be dizzy. He went running back to the locker room after taking a few moments to regroup on the court.”
Wembanyama finished the 2025-26 regular season with averages of 25.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per contest while shooting 51.2% from the field and 34.9% from three-point range in 64 games.
He is in his third NBA season.
Spurs Right Now
The Spurs finished the regular season as the second seed in the Western Conference with a 62-20 record.
They are in the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2019.
Currently, the Spurs have a 1-0 lead in the series after winning Game 1 by a score of 111-98.
NBA World Reacts To Devastating Victor Wembanyama Injury News