By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-11 13:40:33
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
华盛顿奇才队前锋贾斯汀·香帕尼 (9) 和圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋朱利安·香帕尼 (30)，他们是双胞胎兄弟，在2025年2月10日星期一在华盛顿举行的NBA篮球比赛下半场并肩站立。(美联社照片/Nick Wass)
波士顿 – 华盛顿奇才队的后卫贾斯汀·香帕尼(Justin Champagnie)周一命中了一记高难度三分球，并对着离他最近的不幸的马刺队防守者露出嘲讽的笑容。
那是朱利安·香帕尼(Julian Champagnie)一生都熟悉的表情。
“他什么也没说，只是看着我，”朱利安·香帕尼说道。“我不得不笑出来。他投进了球。我还能做什么？”
马刺队以 131-121 战胜奇才队的比赛标志着贾斯汀·香帕尼七分钟大时就已开始的兄弟竞争的最新篇章。
这对从双胞胎成长为NBA角色球员的兄弟在纽约布鲁克林长大，兄弟情深，但也意味着想在篮球场上把对方撕成碎片。
“我这辈子都在痛扁他，”贾斯汀·香帕尼说。
马刺队的香帕尼对此并不否认。
比哥哥小七分钟的朱利安·香帕尼，童年时代大部分时间都在试图胜过哥哥。当朱利安在当地公园赢得与贾斯汀的第一次单挑比赛时，那一刻令兄弟俩都难以忘怀。
“在那之后我必须报复他，”贾斯汀·香帕尼说。“我必须在接下来的三场比赛中把他打垮。”
高中毕业后，这对双胞胎分道扬镳，朱利安去了圣约翰大学，贾斯汀去了匹兹堡大学。
从那以后，香帕尼兄弟走上了相似的NBA之路。
朱利安先与费城队签下了一份双向合同，之后加盟了马刺队。贾斯汀先后与多伦多、波士顿队签下了一系列的临时合同，并在迈阿密队获得了一份训练营合同，最终于去年二月与华盛顿队签约。
兄弟俩经常互相交谈，互相支持，除非是彼此对战的时候。
“我们互相促进，”贾斯汀·香帕尼说。“我们都是在人生道路上摸索的成年人，试图弄清楚一切。最好的办法就是一起努力。”
周一，朱利安·香帕尼的马刺队队友们饶有兴致地看着他与自己的翻版对决。
“我分不清哪个是哪个，”杰里米·索汉(Jeremy Sochan)说。“我在板凳席上和朱利安说话，我说，‘你们简直一模一样。’你们的举止、谈吐、长相，甚至面部表情都一样。”
贾斯汀·香帕尼周一的个人表现更好，替补出场得到 14 分。朱利安·香帕尼得到 6 分。
马刺队赢得了比赛，本赛季第二次击败奇才队。
这似乎让弟弟在香帕尼家族中获得了吹嘘的权利。但朱利安·香帕尼不太确定他是否会被允许享受这种满足感。
“严格来说不是，”朱利安说。“他会反驳说他得了 14 分，而我得了 6 分。”
新援比永博随时待命
新签下的大个子俾斯麦·比永博(Bismack Biyombo)周一在华盛顿进入激活名单，但他没有上场。
马刺队的代理教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson)选择给这位 32 岁的比永博更多的时间来适应他的新球队，然后再把他投入比赛。
约翰逊认为，比永博这位拥有 13 年 NBA 经验的老将，不需要太长时间就能进入状态。比永博有可能在周三对阵波士顿的比赛中完成他的马刺队首秀。
“我认为不会花费太多时间，”约翰逊说。“他的比赛方式非常简单，我说这句话是带着赞赏的意味。”
马刺队在周日与比永博签下了一份为期 10 天的合同，以增强全明星中锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)的前场深度。
如果比永博上场，马刺队希望他能帮助球队在内线和篮板球方面有所提升。
“人们对他的期望就是他在整个职业生涯中为许多球队所做的那样，”约翰逊说。“带来能量和活力，并发挥他的作用。”
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In the battle of Champagnies, the Spurs’ version owns bragging rights
Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie (9) and San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30), who are twin brothers, stand next to each other during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
BOSTON – Washington guard Justin Champagnie buried a contested 3-pointer Monday and gave a taunting smirk to the unfortunate Spurs defender who had been in his nearest vicinity.
It was a look Julian Champagnie has known his entire life.
“He didn’t say anything, he just looked at me,” Julian Champagnie said. “I had to laugh. He made the shot. What else could I do?”
The Spurs’ 131-121 victory over the Wizards marked the last renewal of a sibling rivalry that has been ongoing since Justin Champangie was seven minutes old.
The twins-turned-NBA-role-players grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., with a brotherly love that also meant wanting to tear each other apart on the basketball court.
“I’ve been busting his ass my whole life,” Justin Champagnie said.
It is a charge the Spurs’ Champagnie doesn’t dispute.
The younger of the two by seven minutes, Julian Champagnie spent much of his childhood trying to get one over on his older brother. When Julian won his first game of one-on-one against Justin at a local park, it made a moment neither brother would soon forget.
“I had to get him back after that,” Justin Champagnie said. “I had to kill him the next three games.”
The twins went their separate ways after high school, with Julian heading to college at St. John’s and Justin to Pittsburgh.
From there, the Champagnies took a similar path to the NBA.
Julian signed a two-way contract with Philadelphia before landing with the Spurs. Justin plowed through a series of temporary contracts with Toronto, Boston and a training camp deal with Miami before hooking up with Washington last February.
The two talk regularly and root for each other, except when playing one another.
“We feed off each other,” Justin Champagnie said. “We’re both grown me on our own path in life, trying to figure it out. The best way to do that is together.”
Julian Champagnie’s Spurs teammates got a kick out of watching him go head-to-head with his spitting image Monday.
“I couldn’t tell which one was which,” forward Jeremy Sochan said. “I was talking to Julian on the bench and was like, ‘You guys are (expletive) the same. They way you act, talk, look, even the facial expressions. It’s all the same.”
Justin Champagnie had the better individual performance Monday, with 14 points off the bench. Julian Champagnie had six.
The Spurs won the game, beating Washington for the second time this season.
That would appear to give the younger brother the bragging rights in the Champagnie family. Julian Champagnie is not so sure he will be allowed the satisfaction.
“Technically not,” Julian said. “He’s going to counter with the fact he had 14 and I had six.”
Newcomer Biyombo ready when needed
Newly signed big man Bismack Biyombo was active Monday in Washington, though he did not get in the game.
Spurs acting coach Mitch Johnson opted to give the 32-year-old Biyombo more time to get acclimated to his new team before throwing him into the fray.
Johnson did not think it would take Biyombo, a 13-year NBA veteran, long to get up to speed. It is possible Biyombo makes his Spurs debut Wednesday at Boston.
“I don’t think it will take much time,” Johnson said. “He plays a very simple game, and I mean that in a very complimentary way.”
The Spurs signed Biyombo to a 10-day deal on Sunday to provide frontcourt depth behind All-Star center Victor Wembanyama.
If and when Biyombo gets in the game, the Spurs expect him to help provide a boost in the paint and on the glass.
“The expectations are what they are, what he’s done for many teams throughout his career,” Johnson said. “Bringing energy and activity and playing his role.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News