FINAL UPDATE: Victor Wembanyama's Current Injury Status For Hawks-Spurs Game
FINAL UPDATE: Victor Wembanyama is available (h/t Andrew Lopez of ESPN).
UPDATE: Victor Wembanyama is a game-time decision (h/t Andrew Lopez of ESPN).
On Thursday evening, the San Antonio Spurs will host the Atlanta Hawks in Texas.
For the game, they could be without their best player, as Victor Wembanyama is on the injury report.
Via Underdog NBA: "Victor Wembanyama (hip) listed questionable for Thursday."
According to Mary Rominger of KSAT 12, Wembanyama was at shootaround on Thursday morning.
Via Rominger: "Victor Wembanyama is questionable tonight with hip tightness — Wemby has taken extra measures to stay loose during shoot around, like running up and down the court."
Wembanyama has played in all 17 games so far this season and is averaging 19.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per contest while shooting 43.0% from the field and 27.5% from the three-point range.
Despite his strong start to the season, the Spurs have been one of the worst teams in the league.
They are 3-14 in their first 17 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Western Conference.
The Spurs are also in the middle of a 12-game losing streak and most recently lost to the Denver Nuggets by a score of 132-120.
Following the Hawks, they will visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
As for the Hawks, they are 8-9 over their first 17 games, which has them as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and 4-6 over their previous ten games.
Most recently, the Hawks lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers (in Ohio) by a score of 128-105.