Spurs: Urgency to get Wemby going after off-night
Key takeaways
- After pulling on a pair of size 20.5 all-white Air Force 1 sneakers, Wembanyama slipped out of the locker room to the nearest exit down the hall and into the night.
- "He's got to take more than 15 shots," Johnson said.
- Asked if Wembanyama's performance came because of his aggression or the team's game plan, Johnson said it was a combination of the two.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Victor Wembanyama dressed quietly in a corner of the visitors' locker room at Paycom Center following the San Antonio Spurs' 127-114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night.
After pulling on a pair of size 20.5 all-white Air Force 1 sneakers, Wembanyama slipped out of the locker room to the nearest exit down the hall and into the night.
A team spokesman said Wembanyama would be unavailable to speak to the media, nearly an hour after Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said "we're going to need to" get San Antonio's generational superstar going to stave off elimination Thursday in Game 6 with the Thunder now leading the series 3-2.