Victor Wembanyama's Two-Handed Dunk Is Going Viral In Spurs-76ers Game
On Monday evening, Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs faced off against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in Pennsylvania.
The 76ers won the game by a score of 133-123, and Embiid led the way with an unbelievable 70 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block while shooting 24/41 from the field in 36 minutes of playing time.
In Wembanyama's first meeting with Embiid, he finished the night with an impressive 33 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks while shooting 10/19 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in just 28 minutes of playing time.
During the game, the 20-year-old rookie also had a two-handed dunk that got a lot of views on social media.
Via The NBA: "Wemby glides and stretches for the two-hand slam!"
With the loss, the Spurs dropped to 8-35 in their first 43 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Western Conference.
They are 5-19 in the 24 games they have played on the road away from San Antonio, and will now return home to host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.
Wembanyama is now averaging 20.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.2 blocks per contest while shooting 46.4% from the field and 29.9% from the three-point range.
As for the 76ers, they improved to 29-13 in their first 42 games, which has them as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are also in the middle of a six-game winning streak.