San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has a unique reason for his excitement about the upcoming All-Star game.

Wembanyama's efficient 40-point outing was the fifth time in the league's shot clock era that a player has amassed that many points in 26 minutes or less. He also joined Patrick Ewing as the only other player to put up a 40-point double-double in that few of minutes.

Some people say there’s never been an NBA player quite like Victor Wembanyama, but maybe those people forgot about Kendrick Perkins. While discussing Wembanyama’s impressive performance against the Dallas Mavericks last week on ESPN’s NBA Today,

Victor Wembanyama now has more 40-point games than Tim Duncan. Most 40+ point games in Spurs history: 1. George Gervin – 67 2. David Robinson – 22 3. Mike Mitchell – 10 4. Victor Wembanyama – 6 4. Manu Ginobili – 6 6. Tim Duncan – 5 6. LaMarcus Aldridge – 5

On a night when the Los Angeles Lakers were light on star power with Luka Dončić, LeBron James and Austin Reaves all sitting out, San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama had a moment in the Hollywood spotlight with a historic performance at Crypto.

Though the Spurs' release of Jeremy Sochan means they have no draft selections from consecutive summers left, Victor Wembanyama still leads.

On Wednesday evening, the Golden State Warriors’ winning ways ended with a home defeat at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. The Warriors fought admirably for three quarters in this one, but ultimately tapered off down the stretch,