Chris Paul, Victor Wembanyama Did Something Awesome
Coming back from a 12-point deficit in the second half, the Memphis Grizzlies prevail over the San Antonio Spurs
When Wembanyama is on the court, the Spurs have a top-six defense in the league, despite having some players opponents clearly target. When he is off the court, that rapidly falls to the 24th-ranked defense (overall that leaves the Spurs 12th in the league defensively, in the middle of the pack).
The Spurs may have spoiled LeBron James and the Lakers' first game since the California wildfires began, but the heartfelt postgame gesture orchestrated by Wembanyama and veteran Spurs point guard Chris Paul showed the power of the NBA family to rebound from tragedy.
The NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers will host teams on Monday after having games postponed last week due to wildfires in the area.
NBA games are scheduled to return to wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Monday night, with the Clippers planning to resume their schedule when they play host to the Miami Heat and