{"id":479425,"date":"2026-02-16T23:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/479425\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:48:08","slug":"4-time-warriors-champion-sends-message-to-victor-wembanyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/479425\/","title":{"rendered":"4-time Warriors champion sends message to Victor Wembanyama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/san-antonio-spurs\/news\/4-time-warriors-champion-sends-message-victor-wembanyama\/a7d6d916b99b2c418299d23f?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:4-time Warriors champion sends message to Victor Wembanyama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">4-time Warriors champion sends message to Victor Wembanyama<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA All-Star games took place on Sunday at the Intuit Dome. Victor Wembanyama suited up for the World team, where they found themselves out of contention with two tight losses.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Despite coming up short, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/san-antonio-spurs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio Spurs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> big man was the talk of the night. Anthony Edwards might\u2019ve been the MVP of the All-Star games, but Wembanyama was certainly the most praised.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Warriors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden State Warriors<\/a> champion Andre Iguodala took to social media to praise Wembanyama for his competitive spirit on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andre\/status\/2023201848329716027\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@andre;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@andre<\/a>: Shoutout to David Kelly for the All Star format! And thank you WEMBY!<\/p>\n<p>Following the action, Anthony Edwards kicked off his postgame press conference with instant praise for the veteran big man.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe set the tone, and it was definitely competitive with all three teams, I feel like,\u201d said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/minnesota-timberwolves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Timberwolves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Timberwolves<\/a> guard. \u201cI feel like the old heads played hard, too. They were playing real good defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama wasn\u2019t in a situation where he was entering his first All-Star action ever, but he clearly aimed to make an impact this season. With the All-Star game consistently under fire for lacking competitiveness and making the game less interesting, the French center was on a mission to change the narrative on Sunday. He was certainly successful.<\/p>\n<p>In his first game, Wembanyama contributed 14 points, six rebounds, and three blocks. In the second game, he had 19 points, along with two rebounds. He was efficient from the field, making over 75 percent of his shots.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Star game can\u2019t be considered cured, but it seems to be trending in the right direction. This year, Wembanyama is getting a lot of credit for that.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>More NBA News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4-time Warriors champion sends message to Victor Wembanyama originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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