By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News, 2026-10-09 12:49:45
2026年10月8日，星期四，在圣安东尼奥弗罗斯特银行中心举行的季前赛揭幕战中，圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋托拜厄斯·哈里斯（左起）、后卫达龙·福克斯以及中锋维克托·文班亚马在场边观看队友迎战亚特兰大老鹰队时谈笑风生。
菲尼克斯——在周四马刺季前赛揭幕战以116-123不敌亚特兰大老鹰的比赛中，全明星后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 在赛前最后一刻被移出出场名单。此前，他在经历了球队高强度的上午训练后，抵达弗罗斯特银行中心时感到肌肉酸痛。
现年28岁的福克斯原本预计将与斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 和迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 这对极具天赋的后场组合一同首发出战。
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 表示，他预计这一问题不会让福克斯缺席太久。
“只是有些发紧，”约翰逊说道。“我认为问题并不严重，但显然我们会非常谨慎。”
约翰逊透露，福克斯预计将随队参加从周六在菲尼克斯开始的两场客场季前赛之旅。
老鹰新秀弗莱明斯荣归故里： 对亚特兰大老鹰队的新秀金斯顿·弗莱明斯 (Kingston Flemings) 而言，周四的比赛不仅仅是一场季前热身赛，更是一次衣锦还乡。
这位前布伦南高中名将在此前六月的选秀大会中以第8顺位被选中，成为了自沙奎尔·奥尼尔 (Shaquille O’Neal) 以来圣安东尼奥选秀顺位最高的高中生球员。
他的首趟NBA客场之旅，便将他带回了自己篮球梦想起航的城市。
“在NBA打球的感觉棒极了，”身高6英尺4英寸、大学效力于休斯敦大学的后卫弗莱明斯说道。“我小的时候在这里看过很多场比赛，所以这种感觉太棒了。”
就在前一天晚上，弗莱明斯喜笑颜开，因为布伦南高中在校内的一场惊喜仪式上退役了他的球衣。
周四面对马刺队，他替补出场，8投6中高效砍下15分并送出5次助攻，再次给家乡球迷带来了欢呼的理由。
此前在老鹰队对阵孟菲斯灰熊队的季前赛首战中，由于老将后卫CJ·麦科勒姆 (C.J. McCollum) 休战，弗莱明斯获得了首发机会，但本场在圣安东尼奥他回到了第二阵容。
“我能成为一名NBA球员是有原因的，”弗莱明斯说。“所以我会继续做我最热爱的事——打篮球。”
在下半场的一段时间里，比赛演变成了弗莱明斯与马刺队次轮秀贾科比·吉莱斯皮 (Ja’Kobi Gillespie) 之间的焦点对决，两人此前在大学赛场（吉莱斯皮曾效力于田纳西大学）就曾是对手。
在比赛还剩8分48秒时，弗莱明斯抢断吉莱斯皮并快攻扣篮得手，帮助亚特兰大老鹰队取得了本场比赛的首次领先。
在家乡父老面前的亮相从数据上看堪称完美。老鹰队主教练奎因·斯奈德 (Quin Snyder) 对这名新秀如此迅速地适应NBA节奏留下了深刻印象。
“他适应得非常快，”斯奈德表示。“这些特质有助于年轻球员不断取得进步。”
文班声援法国抗议者： 周四，马刺队超级巨星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 对法国正在全境爆发的、由学生及其他群体发起的抗议学校经费不足的活动表达了支持。
据美联社报道，法国法国内政部称，自9月下旬学生们（大多未满18岁）开始走上街头要求增加教育经费以来，警方已逮捕了超过6600人。
De rien Bally t’es un bon wlh
— Wemby (@wemby) October 9, 2026
另据美联社援引法国教育部消息，周四全法共有375所学校完全或部分关闭。
现年22岁的文班亚马此前曾在社交媒体上发帖表示希望参与抗议，一名记者就此向他提问。
“我是认真的，”文班亚马说。“不久前我也曾处在那个年纪。我有幸跳出了那个体制，摆脱了那些困境。但那只是一次机缘，是一份运气。因此，我希望能表达我的支持。”
文班亚马这番言论是用英语作答的。随后，面对一名法国记者的提问，他又用母语就抗议活动做出了回应。
“我很高兴看到高中生以及广大年轻一代能够发出自己的声音。因为我听到了他们的呼声，并且我支持他们，”文班亚马用法语说道。
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查看原文：Why De'Aaron Fox is still awaiting his preseason debut
Why De’Aaron Fox is still awaiting his preseason debut
San Antonio Spurs forward Tobias Harris, from left, guard De’aaron Fox and center Victor Wembanyama laugh together as they watch their teammates take on the Atlanta Hawks in the preseason opener at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.
PHOENIX — All-Star guard De’Aaron Fox was a late scratch from the Spurs’ preseason opening 123-116 loss to Atlanta on Thursday, after arriving at the Frost Bank Center sore from the team’s rigorous morning workout.
Fox, 28, had been scheduled to start the game alongside the talented backcourt duo of Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper.
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said he did not expect the issue to keep Fox sidelined for long.
“Just some tightness,” Johnson said. “I don’t foresee it being anything serious, but obviously we’ll be very cautious.”
Fox is expected to join the team on the two-game exhibition trip that begins Saturday in Phoenix, Johnson said.
Happy homecoming for Hawks’ Flemings: For Atlanta rookie Kingston Flemings, Thursday’s game was more than a preseason tune-up. It was a homecoming.
The former Brennan High standout was selected No. 8 in the June draft, becoming San Antonio’s highest-drafted high school product since Shaquille O’Neal.
His first NBA road trip brought him back to the city where his basketball journey began.
“Playing in the NBA feels great,” said Flemings, a 6-foot-4 guard who played collegiately at Houston. “I went to a lot of games here when I was younger. So it feels good.”
A night earlier, Flemings beamed as Brennan retired his jersey in a surprise ceremony at the high school.
He gave his hometown fans another reason to cheer Thursday, scoring 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and dishing five assists off the bench against the Spurs.
Flemings had started Atlanta’s preseason opener against Memphis, with veteran guard C.J. McCollum sitting out, but moved to the second unit in San Antonio.
“I’m an NBA player for a reason,” Flemings said. “So I’m just going to do what I love the most — play basketball.”
For a stretch of the second half, the game turned into a mini-showdown between Flemings and Spurs second-round pick Ja’Kobi Gillespie, a former college opponent at Tennessee.
With 8:48 remaining, Flemings picked Gillespie’s pocket and raced for a dunk that gave Atlanta its first lead of the game.
The hometown return was a success on the stat sheet. Hawks coach Quin Snyder came away impressed with how quickly the rookie has settled into the NBA.
“He’s acclimated very quickly,” Snyder said. “Those qualities lend themselves to a young player continuing to improve.”
Wemby shows solidarity with French protesters: Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama expressed support Thursday for the ongoing, nationwide protests by students and other groups in France against the underfunding of schools.
Police have made more than 6,600 arrests since late September, when students, most under 18, began protesting to demand more education funding, according to the Interior Ministry, The Associated Press reported.
De rien Bally t’es un bon wlh
— Wemby (@wemby) October 9, 2026
The Education Ministry said 375 schools were fully or partially closed Thursday, according to The Associated Press.
Wembanyama, 22, was asked by a reporter about a post he made on social media about wanting to join the protests.
“I meant it,” Wembanyama said. “I was in that position not so long ago. I’ve had the chance to escape this system, escape this trouble. But it’s a chance, it’s luck. So, I want to show my support.”
Wembanyama made those comments in English. He also responded in his native tongue to a question about the protests posed by a reporter from France.
“I’m glad that high school students and young people in general are making themselves heard. Because I hear them and I support them,” Wembanyama said in French.
Staff writer Tom Orsborn contributed to this report
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer / San Antonio Express-News