Victor Wembanyama Made Wild NBA History, Then Did It Again... and Again

There’s a reason people call him an alien.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama watches a free throw. / Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images

Victor Wembanyama is unlike any player in the NBA, and slowly but surely, the young San Antonio Spurs star's stats are backing that up.

In a Christmas Day loss to the New York Knicks, Wembanyama finished with an absurd stat line of 42 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and a steal. 18 of his 42 points came off six made threes.

Wemby put on a show in NYC 🤩

42 PTS
18 REB
6 3PM
4 BLK

The first player to record 40+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 5+ 3PM in a game on Christmas Day! #NBAXmas pic.twitter.com/8rPDLalzSe

— NBA (@NBA) December 25, 2024

Last week, Wembanyama made history by becoming the first player to ever record back-to-back games with at least four blocks and four made threes. Then he did it two more times in a row.

This Wemby stat is ridiculous 🤯

One of one 👽 pic.twitter.com/pFY1WHzWaV

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 26, 2024

Wembanyama, playing in his second season of NBA basketball, is already a force to be reckoned with, and will contend for MVP awards as soon as the Spurs can string together some wins. He’s also such an anomaly of a basketball player that he is hard to describe to anyone who doesn’t follow the sport.

I started describing Wemby to my wife and realized that between his name, physical attributes, and resume, it sounded like I was talking about an imaginary friend.

— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) December 25, 2024

Wembanyama is in action again on Friday when the Spurs take on the Brooklyn Nets. There is no doubt Wemby will once again do something we can’t believe.

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