By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-04-07 14:08:57
圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (1) 在周一（2026年4月6日）于圣安东尼奥 Frost Bank 中心进行的第二节比赛中，与费城 76 人队前锋保罗·乔治 (Paul George) (8) 发生碰撞后捂住左侧。他因左肋骨挫伤在下半场缺阵。
卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 在周一下半场顶替维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 进入了马刺的首发阵容。随后，他又顶替文班出现在了赛后的采访台。
当被某个爱开玩笑的人问到是否准备好“全盘文班化”并用法语回答几个问题时，这位出生于德克萨斯州的科内特凑近麦克风，玩了一个双语谐音梗。
“Oui（法语：是的）……我们（We）还没准备好，”科内特说道。
事实证明，无论用哪种语言，在场上或场下替代文班亚马都不是一件容易的事。
随着这位全明星中锋在以 115-102 战胜费城的比赛中因左肋骨挫伤离场，马刺可能被迫在第二糟糕的时机面临这一挑战。
最糟糕的时机将是两周后，届时球队将为自 2019 年以来的首个季后赛系列赛做准备。
在那之前，文班亚马酸痛的肋部肯定会成为整个圣安东尼奥讨论最多的身体部位。
他在常规赛最后三场比赛中的出场状态仍不确定，首场是周三在 Frost Bank 中心对阵波特兰的比赛。
在周一马刺取得赛季第 60 胜后，马刺主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 并没有太多关于文班亚马伤情的最新消息。
“半场时，我被告知他不会回来了，”约翰逊说。“诚实地说，到目前为止我还没听到其他消息。”
文班亚马在第二节还剩 10 分 47 秒时受伤，当时他与 76 人队的保罗·乔治 (Paul George) 在争抢一个传球失误时相撞。
在地板上停留了几分钟后，文班亚马前往更衣室接受球队医疗组的检查。
他在第二节结束前回归，罚丢了两球，但又得到了 8 分，随后下半场便没有再回到赛场。在猜测文班亚马的伤情预后时，约翰逊将第二节最后五分钟的表现视为一丝曙光。
“他觉得他能回来，并打了半场最后四五分钟，这是一个积极的信号，”约翰逊说。
马刺后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 表示，他在赛后与文班亚马进行了交流。
“他看起来状态不错，”卡斯尔说。
文班亚马的受伤给马刺这个本该值得庆贺的日子蒙上了阴影。在一年前仅取得 34 胜后，马刺在这一天锁定了队史第八个 60 胜赛季。
卡斯尔以他生涯第五次三双（19 分、13 次助攻、10 个篮板）领衔马刺，而新秀后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 替补出场贡献了 17 分。
文班亚马在因伤退场前的 16 分钟内高效地砍下 17 分和 3 次盖帽。
“我没看到发生了什么，所以只希望他没事，”卡斯尔说。“我知道他会希望我们专注于比赛，但我们也在牵挂他的健康。”
马刺现在的首要目标是确保文班亚马能完好无损地进入季后赛首轮。让情况变得复杂的是，文班亚马必须在马刺剩下的三场比赛中至少有一场打满 20 分钟，才能达到评选 NBA 奖项所需的 65 场门槛。
因为文班亚马在对阵费城的比赛中出场超过 15 分钟，那场比赛将计入他的总场次。
通常情况下，球员必须打满 20 分钟才能计入场次。但如果球员在某些场次中至少打了 15 分钟，则允许有两次不足 20 分钟的例外。
周一之后，文班亚马已经用掉了这两次例外机会。
因此，文班亚马冲击首个最佳防守球员奖和最佳阵容荣誉——更不用说他在 MVP 竞争中的位置——可能取决于他能否在现在到 4 月 12 日对阵丹佛的常规赛收官战之间，顶着肋骨伤势再坚持打完 20 分钟。
当然，在周一第二节看到文班亚马瘫倒在地的那一刻，马刺并没有考虑这些。
毫不夸张地说，他们的季后赛前景就在那一刻闪过脑海。
“季后赛将在两周后开始，我们希望尽可能保持健康，”后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 说道。“这就是 NBA 的运作方式。有时候笑到最后的不是最强的球队，而是更健康、伤病更少的球队。”
在那之前，马刺将依靠 30 岁的科内特作为文班亚马的短期保险。科内特在周一的比赛中出场 22 分钟，得到 10 分和 3 个篮板。
这位身高 7 英尺 1 英寸的大个子表示，在文班亚马康复期间，他愿意承担任何需要的角色。
“我做的其实和往常差不多，”科内特说，本赛季在文班亚马缺阵的情况下，球队战绩为 11 胜 5 负。“显然，轮换和出场时间会发生一些变化，但我觉得就我们的战术目标和打法而言，一切都相当一致。”
在球场上填补文班亚马的空缺对科内特来说已经是一个足够艰难的挑战。
而要在赛后采访台上替代文班亚马，科内特更是毫无胜算。
“显然他精通多种语言，而且他的口音让英语听起来更有范儿，”科内特说。“而且，谈论掩护、顺下和进攻篮板也没那么令人兴奋。所以我会试着把更多的抛投扇到篮板上，看看这是否有帮助。”
现在对马刺来说唯一重要的问题是：文班亚马能在季后赛开始前恢复到百分之百的状态吗？
正如科内特代表马刺可能会说的那样：Oui（是的）……当然希望如此。
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。
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Why Wembanyama’s injury comes at the second-worst time for the Spurs
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) grabs his left side following a collision with Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) during the second quarter at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Monday, April 6, 2026. He sat out in the second half due to a left rib contusion.
Luke Kornet replaced Victor Wembanyama in the Spurs’ starting lineup in the second half Monday. Then he replaced Wembanyama at the postgame interview podium.
Asked by some wiseacre if he was prepared to go the full Wemby and take a few questions in French, the Texas-born Kornet leaned into the microphone and went for a bilingual pun.
“Oui … are not prepared,” Kornet said.
No matter the language, it turns out replacing Wembanyama is no easy task, either on or off the floor.
With the All-Star center knocked from a 115-102 victory over Philadelphia with a left rib contusion, the Spurs could be forced to face that challenge at the second-worst possible time.
The worst possible time would be in two weeks, as the team readies for its first playoff series since 2019.
Until then, Wembanyama’s sore rib cage is sure to be the most talked-about body part in all of San Antonio.
His status for the final three games of the regular season remains uncertain, beginning with Wednesday’s contest against Portland at the Frost Bank Center.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson did not have much in the way of a Wembanyama update after Monday’s victory, the Spurs’ 60th of the season.
“At halftime, I was told he wasn’t coming back,” Johnson said. “Honest to God, I haven’t heard anything else up to this point.”
Wembanyama was injured with 10:47 remaining in the second quarter, when he collided with the 76ers’ Paul George while both attempted to corral an errant pass.
After remaining on the court for several minutes, Wembanyama proceeded to the locker room to be examined by the team’s medical staff.
He returned before the end of the quarter, missed a pair of free throws and scored eight more points, then did not return to the arena bowl for the second half. When it comes to guessing at a prognosis for Wembanyama, Johnson’s views those final five minutes of the second quarter as a silver lining.
“It would be a positive that he felt like he could come back and he played the last four or five minutes of the half,” Johnson said.
Spurs guard Stephon Castle said he spoke to Wembanyama after the game.
“He looked like he’s doing good,” Castle said.
Wembanyama’s injury marred what was otherwise a red-letter day for the Spurs, who cemented the franchise’s eighth 60-win season one year after posting a 34-win campaign.
Castle led the Spurs with his fifth triple-double (19 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds), while rookie guard Dylan Harper added 17 points off the bench.
Wembanyama put up an efficient 17 points and three blocks in 16 minutes before retiring to the locker room with injury.
“I didn’t see what happened, so just hoping he’s doing all right,” Castle said. “I know he would want us to stay focused on the game, but we were thinking about his wellbeing.”
The overriding goal for the Spurs now is to ensure Wembanyama makes it to the first round of the playoffs intact. Complicating matters, Wembanyama must play at least 20 minutes in one of the Spurs’ remaining three games to reach the 65-game threshold required to remain eligible for NBA awards.
Because Wembanyama logged more than 15 minutes against Philly, that game will count toward his total.
Generally, players must play 20 minutes for a game to count. A player is allowed two exceptions of under 20 minutes, provided he plays in at least 15 minutes in those games.
After Monday, Wembanyama has used both of his exceptions.
As such, Wembanyama’s bid for his first Defensive Player of the Year award and All-NBA honors — not to mention his place in the MVP race — could come down to his ability to gut out 20 more minutes with a bruised rib between now and the April 12 regular-season finale against Denver.
Of course, none of this was on the Spurs’ minds at the moment they saw Wembanyama sprawled out on the court in the second quarter Monday.
It is no exaggeration to say their playoff lives flashed before their eyes.
“Playoffs will start in two weeks, and we want to be as healthy as possible,” guard De’Aaron Fox said. “That’s the way that the NBA works. Sometimes it’s not the best team. Sometimes it the team that’s more healthy, less beat up.”
Until then, the Spurs will turn to the 30-year-old Kornet as short-term Wembanyama insurance. Kornet ended Monday’s game with 10 points and three rebounds in 22 minutes.
The 7-foot-1 big man said he is game for whatever is needed while Wembanyama recuperates.
“I really kind of do the same as usual,” said Kornet, whose team is 11-5 with Wembanyama absent this season. “Obviously, just changes kind of rotations and minutes a little bit, but I feel like in terms of what we’re trying to do and how we’re trying to play, it’s all pretty consistent.”
Filling in for Wembanyama on the court should prove a tough enough challenge for Kornet.
When it comes to filling in for Wembanyama on the postgame interview podium, Kornet doesn’t stand a chance.
“Obviously he’s multilingual and he has an accent that makes the English kind of hit even better,” Kornet said. “Also, it’s less exciting to talk about screening and rolling and offensive rebounds. So I’ll try to block more floaters into the backboard and see if that helps.”
The only question that matters for the Spurs now: Will Wembanyama be at full strength by the time the playoffs begin?
As Kornet might say on behalf of the Spurs, oui … certainly hope so.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News