By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-02-15 20:36:43
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2025年2月15日，圣安东尼奥马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马在旧金山举行的NBA全明星周六夜技巧挑战赛中比赛。
旧金山报道——技巧挑战赛“门”事件让大通中心(Chase Center)的球迷们议论纷纷，在许多情况下，他们发出了嘘声。
马刺队在全明星周六夜开幕活动中赢得比赛的努力以争议告终，因为官员取消了维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)和克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul)的资格，理由是他们未能投出官员所称的“有效投篮”。
骑士队的多诺万·米切尔(Donovan Mitchell)和埃文·莫布里(Evan Mobley)在决赛中击败了勇士队的德雷蒙德·格林(Draymond Green)和摩西·穆迪(Moses Moody)，最终获得了冠军。
马刺队在第一轮就被淘汰，原因是文班亚马不是瞄准投篮，而是直接将球扔向篮筐。
这位7尺3寸的中锋表示，这个不幸的策略是他自己想出来的。
“是的，我做的，”文班亚马说。“我不后悔。我认为这是个好主意。”
比赛要求球员展示各种技巧，包括不同类型的传球、三个位置的投篮和运球。投篮必须从角落里越过一个自动防守者，在弧顶附近和肘部位置完成，参赛者必须投进一球或投三次，以先到者为准。
但文班亚马没有采用传统的投篮方式，而是迅速地将球抛向篮筐，以节省时间。
这个策略最初似乎奏效了，马刺队以47.9秒的领先时间完成了比赛。但是NBA裁定这不算数，因为文班亚马的投篮不是“有效”投篮。
“我们有最好的时间，”文班亚马说。“数字说明了一切。”
保罗与官员争辩，但裁决依然有效。
“我们尝试了一种我们认为可以获胜的方法，”保罗说。“看看我们是否能获得最佳时间，所以…这很有趣。”
保罗说，文班亚马在比赛开始前与官员讨论了规则。
“在我们出去之前，他就在那里询问，他们什么也没说，”保罗说。
格林支持保罗的说法，说他听到这位法国人询问官员，他的策略是否符合规则。
“看到他们那样扔球确实很糟糕，”格林说。“但我要说的是，文班亚马在球场上走来走去，问每个人，‘投进一个还是尝试三次？’文班亚马说，‘哦，所以我可以把三个球都扔上去？’所以，他问了。现在，他可能没有问对人。但我要为文班亚马辩护，他确实问了很多人。”
有人问文班亚马，他是否认为取消资格是合理的。
“我不知道，”他说。“如果挑战赛允许我们这样做，那就存在一个漏洞。这意味着我们没有问题。”
无论如何，许多球迷都对马刺队的策略发出了嘘声。
“嘘声？我不认为我被嘘了……我没有被嘘。被嘘的是保罗，”文班亚马开玩笑说。
当被问及他是否可能因为这个非传统的策略而聪明反被聪明误时，文班亚马说：“这是一个好策略，但我不知道……这没什么大不了的。”
美联社对此报道亦有贡献。
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Wembanyama and Paul disqualified from Skills Challenge
San Antonio Spurs Center Victor Wembanyama competes during the skills challenge at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday night festivities Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO — Skills Challenge-gate had fans at Chase Center buzzing and, in many cases, booing.
Team Spurs’ bid to win the kickoff event at All-Star Saturday Night ended in controversy when officials disqualified Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul for failing to take what officials called “valid shots.”
Team Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley claimed the title by besting Team Warriors’ Draymond Green and Moses Moody in the final round.
Team Spurs’ ouster came in the first round after Wembanyama tossed the balls at the basket rather than take aim with his shots.
The 7-foot-3 center said he devised the ill-fated strategy.
"I did,” Wembanyama said. “I don’t regret it. I think it was a good idea.”
The competition tasked players with performing a variety of skills, including different types of passes, shots from three spots and dribbling. The shots had to be put up from the corner over an automated defender, near the top of the arc and at the elbow, and the competitors were required to sink one or shoot three, whichever came first.
But rather than shoot conventional shots, Wembanyama quickly flipped his attempts toward the hoop to save time.
The strategy initially appeared to work after Team Spurs clocked a leading time of 47.9 seconds. But the NBA ruled it didn’t count because Wembanyama’s shots weren’t “valid.”
“We had the best time,” Wembanyama said. “Numbers speak for themselves.”
Paul argued with the officials, but the ruling stood.
“We tried something we thought could win,” Paul said. “To see if we had the best time, so … it was fun."
Paul said Wembanyama discussed the rules with the officials before the competition began.
“Before we went out, he was out there asking and they never said nothing,” Paul said.
Green backed up Paul, saying he heard the Frenchman ask officials if his strategy was within the rules.
"It definitely sucked to see them throwing the ball like that,” Green said. “But what I will say is Wemby walked around the court asking everybody, ‘Make one or three attempts?’ And Wemby said, ‘Oh, so I can get all three of them up there?’ So, he asked. Now, he may not have asked the right people. But I will say, in Wemby’s defense, he did ask a lot of people.”
Wembanyama was asked if he thought the disqualification was valid.
“I don’t know,” he said. “If the Challenge let’s us do that, there’s a loophole. It means we’re not a problem.”
Whatever the case was, many fans booed Team Spurs’ strategy.
“Booed? I don’t think I was. … I wasn’t booed. Chris was,” Wembanyama joked.
Asked if he may have outsmarted himself with the unconventional strategy, Wembanyama said, “It was a good strategy, but I don’t know. … It’s just not that big a deal.”
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News