Johnson and Julian Champagnie both led San Antonip's bench in scoring Thursday with 15 points each. While Johnson had slowly been receiving reduced playing time as of late, Victor Wembanyama being ruled out for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign due to deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder could open up more minutes for Johnson if the Spurs opt to utilize more small-ball lineups.
The San Antonio Spurs lost to the New Orleans Pelicans, but two players stepped up despite a poor team performance.
The San Antonio Spurs found out Thursday morning. The intimate details of how players were informed that their star teammate, Victor Wembanyama,
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (24-31) will visit the New Orleans Pelicans (14-43) tonight as part of the 2025 Rodeo Road Trip. San Antonio is 3-6 on the extended trip. The Spurs are coming off a 114-96 loss to the Pelicans.
Bigger teams could have their way with undersized San Antonio after its star center was lost for the season due to a blood clot.
De'Aaron Fox scored 11 straight points in the final three minutes and finished with 26 as San Antonio beat the Phoenix Suns 120-109, hours after learning Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was done for the season due to a blood clot in his right shoulder.