The San Antonio Spurs never want to see anything like this.
In the fourth quarter on Wednesday night, Victor Wembanyama's knee buckled while he battled for a rebound against the New York Knicks. Wemby left the game with 10:32 to play.
This is what it looked like:
Victor Wembanyama comes down with an apparent leg injury.
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The Spurs were already down by 14 points when Wembanyama left the game.
He did not return. He did come back to the bench with 1:22 to play wearing his team sweatsuit.
Wemby had 31 points and 13 rebounds in just 24 minutes.
Also of note: The Spurs came back for a shocking 134-132 win.
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Wembanyama missed time earlier this season with a left calf strain.
He came off the bench for six games when he returned before returning to the starting lineup on Dec. 27.
Now, the Spurs will hope Wemby is OK, but it didn't look ideal.
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