Spurs star Victor Wembanyama enters concussion protocol, ruled out of Game 2 after fall against Trail Blazers

San Antonio Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama was ruled retired of Game 2 against nan Portland Trail Blazers aft he was placed successful concussion protocol.

Wembanyama was retired of sorts aft hitting nan tribunal look first successful nan 2nd quarter. The NBA’s Defensive Player of nan Year this play was fouled by Blazers defender Jrue Holiday, and Wembanyama was incapable to brace his fall, arsenic his jaw deed nan hardwood and play stopped midway done nan quarter.

After staying down connected nan tribunal for immoderate time, Wembanyama sat up successful a seated position arsenic coach Mitch Johnson called timeout to cheque connected his large man.

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Victor Wembanyama of nan San Antonio Spurs holds his caput aft falling to nan tribunal during nan first half of Game Two of nan Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs against nan Portland Trailblazers astatine Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas, connected April 21, 2026. (Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

Despite seeming pensive astatine first, Wembanyama was capable to guidelines and ran into nan passageway to get further information successful nan locker room. However, nan Spurs announced that he wouldn’t return to nan crippled owed to protocol.

The Spurs, who won Game 1 of nan First Round series, are looking to further their advantage successful nan best-of-seven matchup pinch nan Blazers. But doing truthful without Wembanyama, who led nan squad pinch 35 points successful nan Game 1 victory, isn’t perfect for nan Spurs.

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But it’s difficult not to look up for nan squad and instrumentality guidelines alike. Being successful concussion protocol intends having to deed each checkpoints successful betterment earlier making a return to nan court.

San Antonio is group to play successful Portland for nan first clip successful this bid connected Friday night, pinch a 10:30 p.m. tip-off for Game 3. Luckily for Wembanyama and nan Spurs, that gives him immoderate days to perchance cheque those boxes needed to play.

San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama reacts beside defender Dylan Harper aft falling to nan crushed during nan first half of crippled 2 of nan first information of nan 2026 NBA playoffs against nan Portland Trail Blazers astatine Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas, connected April 21, 2026. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)

This is nan Spurs’ first travel to nan playoffs since 2019, and Wembanyama, an MVP finalist, played a ample domiciled successful helping nan squad execute regular-season success, capable truthful to gain nan No. 2 wide seed successful nan Western Conference pinch a 62-20 record.

Wembanyama was besides conscionable named nan league’s Defensive Player of nan Year, marking nan first clip anyone has been a unanimous victor arsenic good arsenic being nan youngest to ever triumph nan prestigious award.

The 7-foot-4 Frenchman earned each 100 first-place votes, while Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren vanished pinch 76 second-place votes. Detroit Pistons defender Ausar Thompson vanished successful 3rd spot erstwhile nan ballots were tallied.

Victor Wembanyama of nan San Antonio Spurs holds his caput aft falling during nan first half of Game Two against nan Portland Trailblazers successful nan Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs astatine Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas, connected April 21, 2026. (Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

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Former Detroit Piston Ben Wallace came closest to a unanimous Defensive Player of nan Year successful 2001–02, falling conscionable 4 votes short successful a 120-person panel.

Wembanyama averaged 25 points, 11.5 rebounds and a league-high 3.1 blocks this season.

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