The rookie star finished with five blocks and could have had even more after helping Jeremy Sochan thwart the Jazz forward's late dunk attempt.
Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama finished with five blocks in the Spurs' 118-111 win over Utah on Wednesday night, but a case can be made that he should have had even more. With 7.2 seconds left and the Spurs nursing a 117-111 lead, Taylor Hendricks soared for a dunk only to be met at the rim by both Wembanyama and Jeremy Sochan, who received credit for the block in the official play-by-play.
The best Spurs coverage in Alamo City, delivered to your inbox But Jazz coach Will Hardy, a former Spurs assistant, said Wednesday he wouldn't bet against Popovich continuing as coach through the length of the deal. 'Pop is an animal,' said Hardy, who spent six years as one of Popovich's lieutenants before leaving in 2021 to become an assistant in Boston. 'There are few people on this planet I would never doubt. He is one of them.
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