By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-02-02 12:23:07
2026年2月1日，星期日，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 在圣安东尼奥对阵奥兰多魔术队的NBA常规赛下半场中进行罚球。（美联社照片/Eric Gay）
马刺队中锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 最初因左小腿酸痛，被列入周日对阵奥兰多魔术队（112-103获胜）比赛的“出战存疑”名单。
这组词汇让每一位流淌着银黑血液的马刺球迷心头瞬间一紧。
这位22岁的全明星球员在本赛季早些时候曾因左小腿拉伤缺席了12场比赛，伤势复发的可能性一直是大家关注的焦点。
在获得出场许可并对阵魔术队砍下25分、8个篮板、5次盖帽和4次抢断后，文班亚马表示，他不认为最近这次酸痛与之前的拉伤有关。
“我不确定这是否与我之前的伤势有关，”文班亚马说道，“出于谨慎考虑，我们几乎会把它当作是有联系的来处理。”
文班亚马暗示，他出现在周日的伤病报告中，更多是由于马刺队为了赶回弗罗斯特银行中心 (Frost Bank Center) 参加这场背靠背收官战而经历的非同寻常的状况。
由于东海岸暴风雪和球队专机机械故障的“双重打击”，马刺队直到周日晚上8点开球前4个半小时才从夏洛特赶回主场。
“这是漫长得要命的一天，”文班亚马赛后说道，“我从夏洛特时间早上6点多就起床了，现在都快午夜了……所以报告中有很多预防措施的成分。”
约翰逊锁定全明星教练席位
周日，当听到马刺队教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 获得本月晚些时候在洛杉矶举行的NBA全明星赛执教名额时，文班亚马露出了笑容。
“我真为他感到高兴，”文班亚马说。
凭借马刺队112-103的胜利，再加上当晚晚些时候俄克拉荷马城雷霆队击败丹佛掘金队，约翰逊在周日锁定了这一荣誉。
由此，39岁的约翰逊成为了自2016年格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 以来，首位获得全明星执教荣誉的马刺教练。而这只是他担任马刺队主教练的第一个完整赛季。
“这太了不起了，实至名归，”马刺队前锋凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 表示，“米奇确实证明了自己。他今年对我们来说太棒了，他是我们这支年轻球队的出色榜样。”
根据规定，俄克拉荷马城雷霆队教练马克·戴格诺特 (Mark Daignault) 去年担任了西部全明星主帅，因此今年没有连任资格。名额转而授予截至周日赛后排名分区第二的球队主帅。
马刺战胜魔术后战绩为33胜16负，掘金失利后降至33胜17负，约翰逊凭借微弱的胜率优势获得了这个席位。
约翰逊在周日赛后接受媒体采访时，掘金与雷霆的比赛仍在进行中，因此他只能以假设的方式回答有关全明星执教的问题。
“能与这个联盟中一些顶尖球员一起参加全明星周末，将是一种荣幸，也令人感到谦卑，”约翰逊说，“这是这些队员们努力付出的体现。能参与其中我感到非常荣幸。”
今年的全明星微型锦标赛将于2月15日在直觉穹顶球馆 (Intuit Dome) 举行，届时全明星周末将充满马刺元素。
文班亚马将迎来他的第二次全明星之旅，并首次担任首发。二年级后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 以及新秀迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和大卫·琼斯·加西亚 (David Jones Garcia) 将参加新秀挑战赛。新秀前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 将参加扣篮大赛。
对于他们新晋的全明星教练，约翰逊的球员们只有一个愿望。
“我希望他能度过一段终生难忘的美好时光，”凯尔登·约翰逊说道。
卡斯尔伤势被视为无大碍
尽管文班亚马获准参加比赛，但马刺在周日对阵魔术时仍缺少一名首发。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 因左内收肌紧张缺阵，这是自他12月8日从因髋屈肌拉伤导致的九场缺阵中复出以来，错过的首场比赛。
“只是感觉有点紧，”米奇·约翰逊说道，“不认为是什么严重或长期的伤病。考虑到我们刚经历的（背靠背）状况，伤情才有所显现。我们觉得缺阵是对他最好的决定。”
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Victor Wembanyama sets the record straight about his left calf sorenes
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) shoots a free-throw during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in San Antonio, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Spurs center Victor Wembanyama was initially listed as questionable for Sunday’s 112-103 victory over Orlando with left calf soreness.
It was a combination of words that made the silver-and-black blood of every Spurs fan run momentarily cold.
The 22-year-old All-Star missed 12 games earlier this season with a left calf strain, with the possibility of a relapse a constant concern.
After being cleared to play and registering 25 points, eight rebounds, five blocks and four steals against the Magic, Wembanyama said he didn’t think his latest bout of soreness was connected to his previous strain.
“I don’t know that it’s related to my injury before,” Wembanyama said. “Out of caution, it’s almost like we’re going to consider it’s related.”
Wembanyama indicated his appearance on Sunday’s injury report owed more to the unusual circumstances the Spurs endured just to make to the Frost Bank Center for the back-to-back closer against Orlando.
The double-team of an east coast snowstorm plus a mechanical failure with the team plane prevented the Spurs from arriving from Charlotte until 4½ hours before a rescheduled 8 p.m. tipoff Sunday at the Frost Bank Center.
“It’s been a long-ass day,” Wembanyama said after the game. “I’ve been up since 6-something a.m. Charlotte time. It’s close to midnight now. … So a lot of caution in that report.”
Johnson clinches All-Star coaching duties
Wembanyama grinned Sunday when he heard the news Spurs coach Mitch Johnson had earned a spot coaching an NBA All-Star team later this month in Los Angeles.
“I’m so happy for him,” Wembanyama said.
Johnson clinched the honor Sunday, by virtue of the Spurs’ 112-103 victory combined with Oklahoma City’s win over Denver later that night.
In doing so, the 39-year-old Johnson became first Spurs coach to earn All-Star coaching honors since Gregg Popovich in 2016. He did so in his first full season as the Spurs’ head coach.
“That’s big-time, well-deserved,” Spurs forward Keldon Johnson said. “Mitch really earned his stripes. He’s been amazing for us this year, an amazing role model for us as a young team.”
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daignault handled All-Star duties from the West last season, by rule rendering him ineligible to repeat. The nod instead went to the coach of whichever team was in second place in the conference by the end of Sunday.
The Spurs’ win over the Magic put them at 33-16. The Nuggets’ loss dropped them to 33-17, handing Johnson the gig by mere percentage points.
The Nuggets-Thunder game was still in progress as Johnson addressed the media after Sunday’s win, leaving him to answer questions about the All-Star gig in hypothetical terms.
“It would be an honor and humbling to be a part of All-Star weekend, with some of the best players in this league,” Johnson said. “It’s an example of the work that these guys have put it. It’s something I would be honored and privileged to do.”
This year’s All-Star mini-tournament will be held Feb. 15 at the Intuit Dome, part of a weekend set to be stocked with Spurs.
Wembanyama will make his second All-Star appearance and first start. Second-year guard Stephon Castle and rookies Dylan Harper and David Jones Garcia will participate in the Rising Stars Challenge. Rookie forward Carter Bryant will compete in the slam dunk contest.
Mitch Johnson’s players have only one wish for their newly minted All-Star coach when he gets to Los Angeles.
“I hope he has the time of his life,” Keldon Johnson said.
Castle’s injury considered minor
Even with Wembanyama cleared to play, the Spurs were without one starter Sunday against the Magic.
Stephon Castle sat with left adductor tightness, marking the first game he has missed since returning from a nine-game absence with a hip flexor strain Dec. 8.
“It’s just been something that’s been a little tight,” Mitch Johnson said. “Don’t foresee it being anything major or long-term. The (back-to-back) circumstances we were coming out of only added to it. We felt like it was the best decision for him.”
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News