By The Daily Caller (Opinion) | Created at 2024-11-14 12:18:46 | Updated at 2024-11-22 06:36:43
1 week ago
November 14, 2024 6:54 AM ET
Just Wemby out here doing Wemby things!
San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama went the hell off Wednesday in his team’s 139-130 victory against the Washington Wizards, showcasing why he was the No. 1 pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and how he nearly led France to a gold medal in the Olympics. (RELATED: Cavs’ Isaac Okoro Drops Sneakers That Honor Adrian Wojnarowski, And Boy Oh Boy, These Things Are Fresh As Hell)
Wembanyama was absolutely incredible, scoring a career-high with 50 points, which made him both the youngest center ever in NBA history and the fourth-youngest overall to accomplish the feat. Wemby was lights out shooting 18-of-29, and his performance was made even more flabbergasting with an 8-of-16 mark from the three-point line.
Oh, but Victor Wembanyama’s historic night doesn’t stop there. With the threes that he hit, he also put himself as the first-ever center in league history to have three consecutive games where he knocked down at least 5 shots from behind the arc.
A HISTORIC night for Wemby.
🔥 Career-high 50 PTS
🔥 Career-high 8 3PM
🔥 Fourth-youngest player to score 50
🔥 First Spurs player with 50+ PTS and 5+ 3PM pic.twitter.com/mCSSssKWPQ
— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2024
Victor Wembanyama is the youngest center in NBA history to have a 50-point game. pic.twitter.com/IJziBK9bl8
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) November 14, 2024
Youngest NBA players to score 50 points in a game
1. Brandon Jennings: 20 years, 52 days in 2009
2. LeBron James: 20 years, 80 days in 2005
3. Devin Booker: 20 years, 145 days in 2017
4. Victor Wembanyama: 20 years, 314 days on Wednesday vs. Wizards pic.twitter.com/2Frl2MRBrj
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) November 14, 2024
We all knew what the Spurs were getting when they first picked him, and this is exactly it.
