The San Antonio Spurs changed Victor Wembanyama's injury status ahead of their Dec. 23 game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here's the latest on Wemby:

Lately, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been putting up Wilt Chamberlain-like numbers. Meanwhile, the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, remain the best team in the NBA. However, some perceive him as a “flopper,” and among them are fans of the San Antonio Spurs. On Tuesday, the Thunder took on the Spurs in San Antonio.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will face Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on the road at 7:30 p.m. CST Tuesday.

Spurs' Victor Wembanyama makes basketball history never done by NBA center originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Victor Wembanyama is still easing his way back into the San Antonio Spurs ’ lineup following his calf injury, explaining why he’s still on a minutes restriction.

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The score the rest of the way: Knicks 43, Spurs 21. San Antonio shot 6 for 23 over those final 14 minutes. It got outrebounded 25-8 — a staggering differential. The Knicks outscored the Spurs 18-4 in the paint over that stretch, too.

De'Aaron Fox was among the crowd against the New York Knicks Tuesday night, just one of seven San Antonio Spurs with double figures. To the coach

San Antonio rookie Dylan Harper had a season-high 24 points and the Spurs led for all but 22 seconds in defeating the Washington Wizards 119-94 on Thursday night to rebound from a disappointing loss i

Though the San Antonio Spurs came up short of a title, their run to the NBA Cup championship game announced the team's arrival as a real threat to the league's very best teams. Including the Knicks, who might've had a tougher time beating San Antonio if Victor Wembanyama wasn't on a minutes restriction in his second game back from injury.

The Knicks started the third just 2-of-8 from the floor, allowing the Spurs to open a double-digit lead. New York would bring it back down to single digits, but the highlight was this Victor Wembanyama reverse alley-oop slam.

But one way OKC can frustrate the Spurs is by disrupting passing lanes and forcing turnovers. They lead the league in steals per game, and SGA is one of the best at that. SGA averages 1.5 steals per game and has two or more in four of his last five games, and the Spurs rank 13th in turnover rate.