Victor Wembanyama leaves Spurs-76ers early with left rib contusion
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San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama exited Monday’s meeting with the Philadelphia 76ers early after suffering a left rib contusion in the first half.
The Spurs say Victor Wembanyama (left rib contusion) is out for the remainder of tonight’s Spurs-76ers game.— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) April 7, 2026
Wembanyama left the floor to go back to the Spurs locker room early in the second quarter, after a collision with 76ers forward Paul George left him slow to get up, and appearing to favor his left shoulder. He’d return to the bench shortly thereafter, though, and check back into the game with 5:33 to go in the opening half, dueling with star Philadelphia center Joel Embiid over the next few minutes.
Even as he continued to make an impact on both ends of the floor, though, Wembanyama continued to grimace, looking not quite like his MVP candidate self. He checked out of the game and went back to the locker room with 44 seconds remaining in the first half.
Victor Wembanyama, who was originally on the injured list for tonight, headed back to the locker room before any of the players took their half time break. He seemed to be ok, but the announcers were caught by surprise along with everyone else. pic.twitter.com/7LoCrXZMLo— SpursRΞPORTΞR (@SpursReporter) April 7, 2026
When the Spurs returned after intermission, he was not with them; reserve center Luke Kornet took his spot in the lineup to open the third quarter. Wembanyama finished with 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting, five rebounds, three blocks and an assist in just under 16 minutes of work.
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