Wembanyama will travel with Spurs but uncertain for next game / Photo: © GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
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Wembanyama will travel with Spurs but uncertain for next game
Victor Wembanyama will travel with the San Antonio Spurs to Portland for Friday's NBA playoff game, coach Mitch Johnson said, but he remains in concussion protocols with an uncertain playing status.
The 22-year-old French superstar was diagnosed with a concussion after taking a hard fall to the court in Tuesday's 106-103 Portland victory at San Antonio, which evened their best-of-seven first round series at 1-1.
Wembanyama, this season's NBA Defensive Player of the Year, appeared at team workouts Wednesday and Thursday but was not allowed to take part under league concussion protocols.
"Wemby" can slowly progress in his activity but is evaluated medically after each step and must be cleared by doctors before he is once again eligible to play.
"He's looking good," Johnson said Thursday. "The update is that he's following each protocol and he's progressing and will travel with the team."
The Spurs were set to fly to Portland late on Thursday.
Wembanyama, a finalist for the NBA Most Valuable Player award, averaged a career-high 25.0 points, a career-best 11.5 rebounds, a league-best 3.1 blocked shots, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals a game this season.
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