How did the jersey swap happen? The five-year-old boy, who was wearing a tiny Spurs Wembanyama jersey, and his father attended the game
As per recent reports, the Father of a young fan who sold Victor Wembanyama's jersey for $73,000 at auction is now trying to reverse the sale
We were treated to a feel-good story earlier this season when Victor Wembanyama traded his jersey with a five-year-old fan who swapped his tiny one for
The San Antonio Spurs center swapped with a young fan who held a sign reading: "Victor Wembanyama, will you swap jersey with me?" on Dec. 27.
The Spurs are coming off a dominant win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, led by young guard Devin Vassell with a 37-point outburst. Even without Wembanyama, the Spurs have enough talent to steal some wins down the stretch, especially with their new veteran backcourt.
Cam Thomas and D'Angelo Russell — who haven't taken the floor together since a Jan. 2 win over the Milwaukee Bucks — are set to be Jordi Fernandez's starting backcourt for the first time in over two months.
Brooklyn aims to stop its four-game slide when the Nets play San Antonio. The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
Brooklyn Nets (21-39, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (25-34, 13th in the Western Conference)San Antonio; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LIN
Devin Vassell had a career-high 37 points along with 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 127-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets have not been playing the best basketball coming out of the All-Star Break, but part of that is due to them facing a tougher schedule coming out of the layoff. The good news is that Brooklyn will be getting back D'Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas so they should be more competitive against a Spurs teams that will be missing Victor Wembanyama.