Wembanyama likely out for game against Warriors

San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, who was ruled out of Thursday night's game at Sacramento with a sprained right ankle, is expected to miss Saturday's game against the host Warriors, too.

“He'll probably miss these two games and, hopefully, be ready for Monday,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Thursday.

San Antonio hosts Golden State on Monday night.

Wembanyama appeared to roll his ankle in the second quarter of Tuesday's loss at Houston. He still played 31 minutes, finishing with 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks.

“You look at the film after, you could see that he wasn't moving very well, so he's taking care of it now,” Popovich said.

Wembanyama is averaging 20.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a league-leading 3.4 blocked shots. San Antonio is 0-6 without Wembanyama in the lineup.

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