By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-01-07 10:27:03
2025年12月29日，星期一，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的一场NBA比赛中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马（1号）在下半场对阵克利夫兰骑士队。马刺队最终以101-113不敌骑士队。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 不得不承认。
作为一名伤员，他并非总是那么有耐心。
在周二马刺队客场对阵孟菲斯灰熊队的比赛前整整24小时里，这位全明星中锋一直在缠着球队的医疗组，要求他们将自己从伤病名单中移除，让他上场比赛。
他不接受任何拒绝。
“我总是在给他们施压，”文班亚马笑着说。“他们必须有强大的心理素质才行。”
这一次，文班亚马赢得了这场“争论”，但也付出了一些再熟悉不过的代价。
在因左膝骨挫伤缺席两场比赛后，他获准出战对阵灰熊队的比赛。但他将替补出场，并且受到严格的20分钟上场时间限制。
对文班亚马和马刺队来说，结果喜忧参半，令人沮丧。
文班亚马最终得到30分，创下其职业生涯替补出场的单场得分新高，但被迫在联邦快递球馆的板凳席上无能为力地看完了比赛最后3分46秒的激烈争夺，球队最终以105-106惜败。
文班亚马承认，那一部分“非常艰难”。
“我必须相信过程，必须信任我的团队，”文班亚马说。“篮球是一项团队运动。我们必须互相信任，但同时也要互相督促，共担责任。”
文班亚马是在新年前夜战胜纽约尼克斯队的比赛中遭遇骨挫伤的。他至少感到欣慰的是，他最近这次进入伤病名单的时间很短。
2025年12月31日，星期三，在圣安东尼奥举行的一场NBA比赛第四节，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马（1号）离开球场。文班亚马得到31分，帮助马刺队以134-132击败尼克斯队。
离开孟菲斯后，除非对阵灰熊队的比赛引发任何残留的酸痛，文班亚马预计将出战周三在弗罗斯特银行中心对阵洛杉矶湖人队的全国直播比赛。
“这对那孩子来说很艰难，”马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 说。“他的状态反反复复，来来回回。我们正尽力为他提供最好的支持。”
约翰逊表示，在上周日刚满22岁的文班亚马，在可预见的未来里，将继续替补出场并受到上场时间限制。
这种做法与上个月文班亚马因左小腿拉伤缺席12场比赛后复出时，球队所采用的策略相似。周二是本赛季文班亚马第七次替补出场。自从11月14日输给金州勇士队的比赛（他正是在那场比赛中拉伤了小腿）以来，他的上场时间从未超过28分钟。
“我们将一如既往并继续对这一情况保持极度审慎，”约翰逊说。“这将会是一个动态发展的、需要持续应对的情况，我们将不断地进行调整和平衡，直到不再需要为止。”
马刺队承认，这一切都不是最理想的状况。
“这很困难，”前锋朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 说。“他是我们战术体系的核心。我们的很多打法都围绕他展开。当他的状态摇摆不定时——时而上场，时而缺阵——对我们全队来说都很艰难。我们都知道他渴望上场，而无论他在场与否，我们都必须找到解决办法。”
为了让文班亚马能前往孟菲斯，球队内部也经历了一番沟通。
周一，在球队专机准备飞往田纳西州的几个小时前，这位身高7英尺4英寸的法国人是否会登机仍是个未知数。
文班亚马最终说服了球队让他登上了包机，并在周二早上于孟菲斯成功完成了一次投篮训练。
然后，他向球队的医疗团队做了最后的请求。
“他的请求永远都是，‘我能打。我准备好了。我没问题了，’”约翰逊说。“你无法不爱这种心态和好胜心。”
但比赛的结局并未如文班亚马和马刺队所愿。在比赛还剩3分46秒时，文班亚马命中一记转换三分，帮助马刺队以98-97领先。
然而，他的夜晚就此结束。
孟菲斯叫了暂停，文班亚马走向替补席。他的上场时间已经用完，共计出战了21分01秒。
此后，比赛领先权五次易主，而文班亚马只能像爆米花小贩一样无助地看着，无法为球队贡献力量。
凭借卡姆·斯潘塞 (Cam Spencer) 在最后1分26秒内的两记跳投，灰熊队最终赢得了比赛。
“我们当时绝对需要他，”尚帕尼在谈到文班亚马时说。
约翰逊也表示同意。如果可以，他当然希望在周二的最后时刻能有文班亚马在场上调度。
然而，在比赛的关键阶段，约翰逊被迫在缺少王牌的情况下指挥比赛，而当球队头号外线防守者斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 在第四节末段犯满离场时，情况变得更加严峻。
即便如此，约翰逊重申了坚持马刺队认为必要计划的重要性。球队将文班亚马视为一份需要被保护的资产——有时甚至需要防止他伤害自己。
“我们希望他能健康地打很多年，而不仅仅是为了赢得接下来的几场比赛，”约翰逊说。“我们有责任以符合他当前和长远最佳利益的方式来支持他。他对这个联盟太重要了，他也值得我们这样做。”
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) holds onto his knee after colliding with Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley (4) during the first half of an NBA game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. The Spurs fell 113-101 to the Cavaliers.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) reacts in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama, right, handles the ball against San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (2) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) and Memphis Grizzlies center Christian Koloko (35) reach for the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies center Christian Koloko (35) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) drives past Memphis Grizzlies center Christian Koloko (35) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
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Victor Wembanyama’s return from injury comes with minutes cap
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) plays against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of an NBA game at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. The Spurs fell 113-101 to the Cavaliers.
Victor Wembanyama can admit it.
When it comes to being a medical patient, he is not always all that patient.
For a full 24 hours before the Spurs’ game at Memphis on Tuesday, the All-Star center was pestering the team’s medical staff to take him off the injured list and just let him play.
He wasn’t taking no for an answer.
“I’m always pressing,” Wembanyama said with a grin. “They have to be mentally strong.”
Wembanyama won the argument this time, with some all-too-familiar trade-offs.
He was allowed to play against the Grizzlies after a two-game absence while dealing with a bone bruise in his left knee. But he would come off the bench and perform on a tight 20-minute restriction.
The results were frustratingly mixed for both Wembanyama and the Spurs.
Wembanyama ended with 30 points, the most he has scored as a reserve in his career, but was forced to watch the final 3:46 of a tight 106-105 loss powerless from the FedExForum bench.
That part, Wembanyama acknowledged, was “very hard.”
“I’ve got to trust the process, got to trust my staff,” Wembanyama said. “Basketball, it’s a team thing. We have to trust each other but at the same time hold each other accountable.”
Wembanyama suffered the bone bruise in a New Year’s Eve victory over New York. He was at least relieved that his latest stint on the injured list turned out to be a short one.
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) leaves the court during the fourth quarter of an NBA game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Wembanyama scored 31 points to help the Spurs beat the Knicks 134-132.
Leaving Memphis, Wembanyama was expected to play in Wednesday’s nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Frost Bank Center, barring any residual soreness stemming from the game against the Grizzlies.
“It’s tough on that kid,” Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. “He’s got a lot of yo-yoing and back and forth. We’re trying to support him the best we can.”
Wembanyama, who turned 22 last Sunday, will come off the bench and remain on a minutes restriction for the foreseeable future, Johnson said.
It is an approach similar to the one the team employed when Wembanyama returned last month from a left calf strain that cost him 12 games. Tuesday marked the seventh time this season Wembanyama has come off the bench. He has yet to log more than 28 minutes since a Nov. 14 defeat against Golden State, the game in which he strained his calf.
“We’ll be extremely mindful of the situation, as we have been and will continue to be,” Johnson said. “It’s just going to be one of those living, breathing kind of situations that we’re going to continue to juggle and balance until we don’t.”
The Spurs admit none of this is optimal.
“It’s hard,” forward Julian Champagnie said. “He’s kind of the centerpiece of what we’re doing. A lot of our stuff is centered around him. It’s tough for us as a team when he’s yo-yoing — he’s playing, then he’s not playing. We all know he wants to be out there, and we have to figure it out when he’s there or when he’s not there.”
It took a bit of a back-and-forth just to get Wembanyama to Memphis in the first place.
A few hours before the team plane was set to depart for Tennessee on Monday, there was still question as to whether the 7-foot-4 Frenchman would be on it.
Wembanyama talked himself onto the charter flight, and went through a successful shootaround session Tuesday morning in Memphis.
Then he made his final pitch to the team’s medical staff.
“His pitch is just always, ‘I can play. I’m ready to go. I’m good to go,’” Johnson said. “You love that mentality and competitiveness.”
The game did not end as planned for Wembanyama and the Spurs. With 3:46 to play, Wembanyama sank a transition 3-pointer to put the Spurs ahead 98-97.
His night, however, was over.
Memphis called timeout, and Wembanyama headed to the bench. He was out of minutes, having logged 21:01 of court time.
The game featured five lead changes from there, with Wembanyama as helpless to aid his team’s cause as the popcorn vendor.
The Grizzlies eventually took the game thanks to a pair of Cam Spencer jumpers in the final 1:26.
“Definitely could have used him,” Champagnie said of Wembanyama.
Johnson agreed. Had it been allowed, he would have loved to have had Wembanyama at his disposal in the final moments Tuesday.
Instead, Johnson was forced to coach down the stretch Tuesday with his best player tied behind his back, a situation exacerbated when Stephon Castle — the team’s top perimeter defender — fouled out late in the fourth quarter.
Even so, Johnson reiterated the need to stick with a plan the Spurs view as necessary. The club views Wembanyama as an asset to be protected — occasionally from himself.
“We want him to be healthy for years, not just trying to win the next couple games or whatever it may be,” Johnson said. “We have a duty to support him in a way that is in the best interest of him now, and for a very long time. He’s too important to this league, and he deserves that.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News