Na serious gbege wey happen for Frost Bank Center on Monday night o. San Antonio Spurs just dey scatter Chicago Bulls like say na small pikin dem be. Final score na 129-114 for Spurs, and na Victor Wembanyama carry the whole show on him head.
Wembanyama, that tall tall French boy wey dey play center, just dey do anyhow for court. Him score 41 points, him grab 16 rebounds. The thing wey shock people pass na how fast him reach double-double. Just 8 minutes and 31 seconds into the game, him don already get 10 points and 10 rebounds. Na third-fastest double-double since 1997-98, according to those people wey dey keep records.
Only Boban Marjanovic and Jonas Valanciunas don do am faster before. But Wembanyama own na different level entirely. Him dey shoot from outside, him dey dunk with one hand, him dey block shots. Bulls players just dey look am like say na spirit.
Stephon Castle, that rookie guard for Spurs, join the party well well. Him nearly get triple-double with 21 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. The boy dey play like say him don play NBA for ten years.
For Bulls side, Tre Jones try small. Him score 23 points against him former team. Leonard Miller add 21 points, Collin Sexton get 20. But all their efforts no fit match the Spurs power.
The game start with small drama. Matas Buzelis dunk for Bulls early, make Spurs coach Mitch Johnson vex and call timeout just 71 seconds into the game. After that timeout, na Wembanyama show begin proper.
Spurs lead reach 17 points by halftime. By third quarter, dem extend am to 29 points. Bulls try small comeback for fourth quarter, but na waste of time. Spurs ball movement too sweet, their size too much.
This win make Spurs record reach 30-5 since February begin. Dem don win nine straight games. For person wey dey follow NBA, you go know say this Spurs team don become serious contender.
But the Bulls side get another wahala wey bigger than the loss. Hours before the game, dem waive guard Jaden Ivey for “conduct detrimental to the team.” The boy don dey post long long videos on Instagram where him dey talk about religion and criticize LGBTQ+ community.
Ivey talk say NBA dey promote “unrighteousness” because dem dey celebrate Pride Month. Bulls coach Billy Donovan talk say team get standards wey everybody must follow. Ivey, wey dem just trade from Detroit Pistons last month, no even play much for Bulls before dem cut am.
The boy knee dey pain am, and dem don shut am down for the season. But him social media activities make the team take decision. Ivey talk say him no understand why dem no just talk say dem no agree with him stance on LGBTQ+ instead of talking about conduct detrimental to team.
Back to the game, Wembanyama performance don make people dey talk about MVP award. Him don score at least 30 points for 14 times this season. The way him dey play now, na like say him ready to carry Spurs go deep into playoffs.
Bulls dey struggle with four straight losses. With Ivey matter and poor performance on court, dem get plenty work to do before season end. Spurs meanwhile dey fly like eagle. Next game go show if dem fit continue this form.
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