Victor Wembanyama‘s Sunday night crowd-pleaser shut his detractors dismissing him an “over-hyped” rookie. Wemby faced flak despite registering 5 blocks and 8 rebounds in his debut match. His comeback did set records straight about his ball game, but his decision for the rest of the Summer League shocked the hoops community. 

The hype around the French player amped up months before his NBA Draft because of his height and playmaking ability. Subsequently, the San Antonio Spurs picked him as the #1 draft pick. The 19-year-old shouldered millions of fans’ expectations on his first two outings, but his recent decision has unsettled the NBA fandom. 

Victor Wembanyama’s latest shocker

After his first game, thousands of fans ganged up against Wemby. They called him a ‘Bust’. Arguably, the rising star had a poor record of 2-for-13 from the field and dropped only 9 points in the match.

While fans rushed to term him as an ‘Overrated prospect’, he dropped 27 points with 12 rebounds at 9-14 in his second summer outing. Moreover, this performance immediately overturned the previous conversations about him. 

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Following his resilient return, fans expected to witness similar action until Wemby dropped a massive update. The news that he will sit out the rest of the summer league shocked many. “I’m going to sit down with the Spurs to know what the next months are going to be like,” NBA.com quoted Wembanyama. 

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The unexpected update garnered a lot of online reactions. 

“Waste of talent”: Wemby faced fan wrath

In response to the update, thousands of fans swarmed social media with their take on the twist. While several fans expressed their disappointment at missing out on Wemby’s action on the court, few fans still called him a ‘Bust’.

With only months remaining for the start of 2023-24 regular season, Wembanyama could use the time to refresh and bring his A-game for the Spurs family. 

Despite French valler’s power-packed 27 points, the Spurs fell short of 5 points in a 80-85 defeat in Las Vegas.

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But after shutting off the critics in his second game, the 7 ‘4 star has further amped the hype for his upcoming outings. Well, the real test awaits in the upcoming regular season now.