NBA Fans React to Controversial Victor Wembanyama, Chris Paul News

NBA fans reacted to Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul getting disqualified in the skills challenge

Jan 17, 2025; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul (3) and center Victor Wembanyama (1) look on in the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images / Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images

The NBA All-Star weekend kicked off on Friday with the Celebrity and Rising Stars games, as the rest of the action will be split between Saturday and Sunday night. Starting off Saturday night is the Skills Challenge, with two San Antonio Spurs forming a team with Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama.

A contest that has only had a Spur win once, when Tony Parker took home the honors in 2012. Now, with the format changing to teams of two, the Spurs looked to come into the Bay Area and start Wembanyama's first All-Star appearance with a win. However, their attempt was not well-received by the crowd.

Wemby and CP3 really cheesed the Skills Challenge by intentionally breaking the rules 😂

They were disqualified 😭 pic.twitter.com/OnIMUwCXPi

— WembyMuse (@Wemby_Muse) February 16, 2025

Instead of attempting the shots, Paul and Wembanyama tried to circumvent the rules by intentionally missing all the shots to move through the challenge faster. While they thought they had found a loophole, they were disqualified from the challenge and didn't get away with their thinking.

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul tried to "hack" the Skills Challenge by throwing up shots quickly without trying to make them to save time.
- Boos rained down from the Chase Center crowd
- The Spurs were disqualified for violating the rules by not attempting actual shots

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 16, 2025

According to those in the arena, the fans at Chase Center rained down boos on the Spurs duo, showing their disapproval of their tactic.

Chris Paul is actually really mad about this right now and is arguing his point that both he and Wemby cleared their strategy with multiple people before doing this. https://t.co/aBR5nQRYw1

— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) February 16, 2025

Known for arguing his cases with referees during NBA games, Paul was seen discussing his point to officials that he and Wembanyama followed the rules according to ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel and were cleared to do so.

Fans were booing Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama after their Skills Challenge performance 😳

They have been DISQUALIFIED after this incident!

(via @DaltonJ_Johnson)
pic.twitter.com/XE4YUHbC6T https://t.co/FXJjMXllu0

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 16, 2025

As seen in the above video, it confirms the booing from the fans that led to the disqualification of Wembanyama and Paul. Regardless, the Spurs duo was eliminated from the competition.

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