Poll: Can Spurs Win Without Victor Wembanyama?

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Victor Wembanyama is one of the NBA's biggest attractions. Well, at 7-foot-4, the San Antonio Spurs center is the biggest attraction. He's also a serious MVP candidate and the reason San Antonio is the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. But Wembanyama went down Tuesday night with a concussion as the Spurs lost Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers.

While the Trail Blazers had to get through the Phoenix Suns in the play-in tournament to be the seventh seed, San Antonio had the league's second-best record, two games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder at 62-20.

The best-of-seven series, which the Spurs were heavily favored to win, is now tied at one game apiece. Game 3 is Friday night in Portland. As Wemby goes through concussion protocol, it's doubtful he will play in Game 3. Game 4 is Sunday night. Even if Wemby is cleared to play by then, we'll see how careful the Spurs play this out.

So...

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This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 5:36 AM.