By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-11-30 13:59:19
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 正在为观众加油鼓劲，他所在的球队于2025年11月20日星期四，在圣安东尼奥的霜冻银行中心击败了亚特兰大老鹰队。
明尼阿波利斯电 – 当马刺队正在进行将于周日在明尼苏达州结束的四连客之旅时，他们的全明星中锋却一直待在圣安东尼奥的家中，一边养着小腿拉伤，一边为球队声嘶力竭地呐喊。
文班亚马在养伤期间的身体活动受到了限制，但这丝毫没有限制他为球队助威的热情。
上周，文班亚马现身胜利资本训练中心外，带领马刺球迷助威区的成员们——昵称为“豺狼队”（The Jackals）——练习一系列全新的口号和助威方式。
马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，这是文班亚马伤愈回归计划中得到批准的一部分，他认为对于他的明星球员来说，这么做最坏的结果也就是喉咙沙哑而已。
“我们对此没意见，”约翰逊笑着说。
“豺狼队”这个想法最初就是由文班亚马提出的。
夏天时，文班亚马为这个球迷区举行了选拔，并亲自挑选了队长。
他认为这个团体应该效仿他从小观看的欧洲足球赛场上那些狂热的球迷助威区。
约翰逊表示，这位21岁的文班亚马自2023年抵达圣安东尼奥以来，他融入马刺文化的方式不应被轻视。
“俗话说，当人们向你展示他们的本性时，要相信他们，”约翰逊说。“他一直尽心尽力，全情投入。他值得信赖，并且努力训练。他的行动印证了他的言语。这太棒了。”
与此同时，文班亚马将继续努力重返赛场，并为“豺狼队”带来真正值得欢呼的东西。
周日是文班亚马因小腿伤势连续缺席的第七场比赛，他是在11月14日客场对阵金州勇士队的比赛中受伤的。球队尚未给出他回归的具体时间表。
受伤时，马刺队曾宣布文班亚马将在两到三周后接受重新评估，这个时间窗口正在迅速临近。
尽管没有两次伤病是完全相同的，但值得注意的是，新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 在11月2日遭遇了左小腿拉伤，并于11月26日客场对阵波特兰开拓者队的比赛中复出，共休战了24天。
尽管马刺队在文班亚马的恢复期间一直让他留守主场，但他却是球队主场比赛中雷打不动的一员。
在这次客场之旅前的三场主场比赛中，他都身着便装坐在替补席上，与队友互动，在战术暂停时提供建议，偶尔还会和裁判进行沟通。
“无论他上场与否，维克（Vic）想做的就是赢球，”后卫德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 说道。“他缺阵了，但我认为这不会让他只是坐在那里看比赛。他投入的程度和他上场打球时一模一样。这正是一位你希望从他那样的球员身上看到的品质。”
在约翰逊看来，文班亚马即使身在伤病名单中也展现出的对球队的投入程度，是一个令人鼓舞的信号。
“圣安东尼奥和我们的社区能拥有他，是我们的幸运，”约翰逊说。“希望他也有同样的感觉。”
侧翼球员在篮板球上挺身而出
当文班亚马倒下时，马刺队就知道，在他们7尺3寸的头号篮板手缺阵的情况下，篮板球可能会成为一个大难题。
凭借一对侧翼球员在篮板上干着脏活累活，球队成功挺过了他缺阵的时期。
在周五客场战胜丹佛掘金队的比赛中，朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 得到25分和10个篮板，连续第三场比赛拿下两双。凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 得到14分和8个篮板，险些连续第二次拿到两双。
“就是要冲抢篮板，”尚帕尼说。“教练组一直在强调拼抢机会球的重要性，并赢得这种对抗，因为这能帮助我们赢得比赛。”
尚帕尼抢篮板的方法非常直接。
“这很简单，就是把你的身体顶上去，”尚帕尼说。“我告诉自己，‘冲进去，打出身体对抗，去撞击某个人。’”
在本赛季之前，尚帕尼职业生涯中仅有一次两双记录。
他认为没有理由在短期内，篮板上双不能成为他的常态。
“如果因为队友缺阵我现在能打30分钟，我就能抢下10个篮板，”他说。
“小寿星”布莱恩特耐心等待机会
对于马刺队新秀卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 来说，这是一次难忘的客场之旅，他在11月26日球队客战波特兰时庆祝了自己的20岁生日。
这样一来，同为新秀的迪伦·哈珀就成了马刺阵中唯一的十几岁球员。他要到三月份才满20岁。
来自亚利桑那大学的布莱恩特在第14顺位被选中，他在马刺队应对伤病问题期间，扮演了一个戏份不多但稳定的角色。
在周日的比赛之前，布莱恩特在11月份共出场9次，场均上场6.3分钟，得到2.3分。
布莱恩特说，他一直向队里两位最年长的球员——33岁的哈里森·巴恩斯 (Harrison Barnes) 和俾斯麦·比永博 (Bismack Biyombo)——请教，以帮助他度过NBA生涯的最初几个月。
“他们是我每天都会去请教的两个人，”布莱恩特说。“无论是在场上，还是在我的个人成长过程中，或是在如何成为一名更好的篮球运动员方面，他们总能给我很好的见解。”
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1), who sat out due to injury, cheers on his teammates as they secure a 135-126 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs’ Bismack Biyombo, from left, Jeremy Sochan, Victor Wembanyama and assistant coach Scott King watch their team take on the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Atlanta Hawks 135-126.
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How Victor Wembanyama shows his commitment to Spurs while injured
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama hypes up the crowd as he watches his team defeat the Atlanta Hawks at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.
MINNEAPOLIS – While the Spurs have been out on a four-game road trip that ends Sunday in Minnesota, their All-Star center has been at home in San Antonio nursing a calf strain and screaming his lungs out.
Victor Wembanyama has been limited in his physical activity while recovering from injury, but has not been limited in his cheering.
Last week, Wembanyama showed up outside the Victory Capital Performance Center to lead members of the Spurs’ supporter section – nicknamed “The Jackals” – in a series of new chants and cheers.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said it was an approved part of Wembanyama’s return-from-injury program, figuring the worst that can come of it for his star player is a sore throat.
“We’re OK with it,” Johnson said with a chuckle.
It was Wembanyama who generated the idea for “The Jackals” in the first place.
Wembanyama held tryouts for the section over the summer, and picked the captains himself.
He thought the group should be modeled after the rowdy supporter sections at European soccer matches he grew up attending.
The way the 21-year-old Wembanyama has immersed himself in Spurs culture since his 2023 arrival in San Antonio should not be taken lightly, Johnson said.
“The saying goes, when people show you who they are, believe them,” Johnson said. “He’s been committed and invested. He’s trusted. He’s worked. He’s had his actions back up his words. It’s awesome.”
In the meantime, Wembanyama will continue to work his way back to the court and give The Jackals something to cheer about.
Sunday marked the seventh consecutive game Wembanyama has missed with his calf injury, suffered in a Nov. 14 loss at Golden State. The team has offered no specific timetable for his return.
At the time of the injury, the Spurs announced Wembanyama would be re-evaluated in two or three weeks, a window that is fast approaching.
Though no two injuries are the same, it is worth noting rookie guard Dylan Harper suffered a left calf strain on Nov. 2 and was back on the floor Nov. 26 at Portland, a 24-day layoff.
Though the Spurs have so far kept Wembanyama off the road during his recovery process, he has been a fixture at the team’s home games.
He was on the bench in street clothes for the three games prior to the road trip, engaging with teammates, offering advice in huddles and occasionally cajoling referees.
“All Vic wants to do is win, regardless of if he’s playing or not,” guard De’Aaron Fox said. “With him being out, I don’t think that was going to make him sit there and just watch the game. He’s in it just as much as he is when he is playing. That’s what you want out of a guy like that.”
To Johnson, Wembanyama’s level of commitment to the team even while on the injured list has been an encouraging sign.
“San Antonio and our community is lucky to have him,” Johnson said. “And hopefully he feels the same way.”
Wings coming up big on the boards
When Wembanyama went out, the Spurs knew rebounding could be a struggle with their 7-foot-3 leading boards-getter sidelined.
The team have weathered his absence thanks to a pair of wings doing dirty work on the glass.
In Friday’s win at Denver, Julian Champagine had 10 rebounds to go with 25 points for this third consecutive double-double. Keldon Johnson narrowly missed his second straight double-double with eight boards and 14 points.
“It’s just crashing the glass,” Champagnie said. “The coaching staff has been honest about the opportunity battle and winning that, because that helps us win the games.”
Champagnie’s approach to grabbing rebounds is straightforward enough.
“It’s just as simple as putting your body in there,” Champagnie said. “I tell myself, ‘Go in there, be physical, go hit somebody.’
Before this season, Champagnie had only one career double-double to his credit.
He sees no reason why double-digit rebounding nights can’t be his norm in the near term.
“If I’m going to play 30 minutes right now because guys are out, I can grab 10 rebounds,” he said.
Birthday boy Bryant biding his time
It was a memorable road trip for Spurs rookie Carter Bryant, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Nov. 26 while the team was in Portland.
That leaves fellow rookie Dylan Harper as the only teenager on the Spurs’ roster. He does not turn 20 until March.
Bryant, selected 14th overall out of Arizona, has filled a small but consistent role as the Spurs battle injury issues.
Heading into Sunday, Bryant had appeared in nine games during November, averaging 2.3 points in 6.3 minutes.
Bryant said he has leaned on the team’s two oldest players, 33-year-olds Harrison Barnes and Bismack Biyombo, for help in navigating the first few months of his NBA career.
“Those are the two I go to every day,” Bryant said. “Whether it’s on the floor, my process, becoming a better basketball player, they always give me good insight.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News