Kevin Durant's Move On Victor Wembanyama Went Viral In Spurs-Suns Game

Kevin Durant had a big highlight on Victor Wembanyama.
Nov 2, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) talks with Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) following the game at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Nov 2, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) talks with Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) following the game at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

On Tuesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns faced off in Arizona.

During the first half, Victor Wembanyama got switched on to Kevin Durant.

Durant utilized the mismatch perfectly by blowing past Wembanyama for a layup.

The highlight went viral on social media.

Via Bleacher Report: "KD’S HESI HAD WEMBY LOST 🥶"

There were over 140,000 likes and 1,300 comments on Bleacher Report's post.

Many fans shared their thoughts.

@tonysmith8281: "There’s no one ever that can guard KD’s hesi"

@t_cook12: "His Jedi cross is the best move in the sport"

@stevie.ortiz9: "First hesi was so good I thought it was a double"

@jayzmindd: "he dam too tall to be moving like jamal crawford bruh 😭😭😭"

Unfortunately, Durant left the game with an injury in the first half.

The former Texas star finished with 13 points, four rebounds and two assists while shooting 5/8 from the field and 2/2 from the three-point range in 16 minutes of playing time.

Via Dana Scott of azcentral: "Mike Budenholzer said Kevin Durant (13 pts in win over Spurs) will be re-evaluated on Weds morning before their 3-day road trip begins at Pelicans on Thurs. He rolled his left ankle stepping on someone’s foot and stiffened up in the 2nd quarter, left the game before halftime."

The Suns won by a score of 104-93 to improve to 12-8 in their first 20 games.

As for Wembanyama, he put up 15 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, one steal and one block while shooting 6/18 from the field in 34 minutes.

The Spurs dropped to 11-10 in 21 games.


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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.