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.”
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.”
GettyVictor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after defending the shot attempt of Jusuf Nurkic #30 of the Utah Jazz during the game at Frost Bank Center on December 27, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.
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
GettyVictor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs stands on the court for the national anthem before their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on April 01, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
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