It was a night of extremes for the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Before Game 2 against the Portland Trail Blazers tipped off, Victor Wembanyama gave fans a moment to celebrate when he accepted his NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in front of a roaring home crowd.
Spurs fans quickly took to social media to offer their prayers and well wishes in a familiar San Antonio way – through heartfelt messages, supportive memes and unwavering optimism about seeing him return to action as soon as he’s cleared to play.
Until then, we’ll have to share positive vibes amongst our fellow Spurs fans. Here are a few lighthearted social media posts we saw in our feed last night after the scary episode.
If anyone can keep Wemby healthy, it’s a San Antonio grandma. It’s likely the “limpia con huevo” healing practice doesn’t exist in France, so we’ll have to explain to Wemby that this Mexican and Latin American tradition includes rubbing a raw egg over a person’s body to absorb negative energy. It might take a few eggs to cover Wemby’s 7’4″ frame, but we’ll pitch in for a dozen.
Last summer, Wemby spent some time with Shaolin monks in China to help him tap into his mindfulness, so he’d likely understand why many religious San Antonians light candles to reach that same kind of spirituality. Wemby isn’t the first Spur to get his own veladora. Who knows how many Duncan, Parker and Ginobili candles were lit during the Big 3 era?
Gregg Popovich might not be the Spurs head coach anymore, but as a wise mentor, he just might have the same mystical touch as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid. We won’t get into the political undertones of this AI photo, but maybe we should refer to him as Dr. Popovich.
In most Latino households in San Antonio, Vicks VapoRub is as essential to have in one’s medicine cabinet as Band-Aids and cough syrup. Rub the Vicks on your ailments and let the comfort work its magic. Plus, it could lead to a future endorsement. Vic’s VapoRub, perhaps?
The soothing childhood phrase can be used for stubbed toes, scraped knees, and bumps on the head. It’s often followed by the line, “Si no sana hoy, sanará mañana” (“if it doesn’t heal today, it will heal tomorrow”). Maybe we should change it to, “Si no sana hoy, sanará para la segunda ronda (“if it doesn’t heal today, it will heal for the second round”).