Spurs fans and amateur sports analysts aired their grievances on social media after San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama was passed over Tuesday for the NBA's Defensive of the Player of the Year award.
Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama high-fives teammate Devin Vassell during a matchup against the Houston Rockets earlier this season.
The 31-year-old Gobert, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, racked up 0.7 steals, 2.1 blocks and 9.2 defensive rebounds per game for an average defensive player rating of 104.4. "Let's be honest, they just didn't want to give it to a 19/20 year old," San Antonio Zoo CEO Tim Morrow wrote on social media platform X. "Makes the league look weak."Others, including X user @RDR723, pointed out that the Timberwolves' 106-80 blowout against the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Monday — without Gobert — shows that Wembanyama is the better defensive player.
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