Victor Wembanyama puts his fellow All-Stars on the spot
recently, The big man of the San Antonio Spurs Victor Vembanyama he was named a starter on the Western Conference All-Star team. The news came in the middle of a season in which Vembanjama continued his dominance on the field, but also wants to shake off some growing injury concerns at this early stage of his career.
In recent years, the All-Star Game has come under fire from fans who see the players clearly not giving anywhere near 100% effort in the game, which many consider disrespectful and downright embarrassing.
However, one person who wants to fix it is Vembanjama itself.
“I want to get the great players of the sport to play in the All-Star Game as hard as I do. We’ll see how it goes, but if they don’t play hard, I’ll do it without them,” Wembanyama told Complex Sports on Instagram.
Vembanjama is not the first player to make such a statement ahead of the festivities, but fans will certainly be hoping he lives up to his promise and brings his A-game to the table in Los Angeles next month.
The All-Star Game seemed to reach a new low last year when LeBron James suddenly announced right before the game that he would not be participating, and the product on the court seemed closer to an LA fitness game than an exhibition of the world’s best basketball players showing off their skills.
This, combined with a serious decline in the quality of contests like the dunk contest, threatened to make the NBA All-Star Weekend as a whole obsolete, but that could change if Wembanyama and his colleagues put together an entertaining game next month.
The All-Star Game is scheduled to take place on February 15 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
2026-01-22 16:43:00
