Wembanyama added one more swat late to give him 12 on the evening, albeit in a disappointing 104-102 Game 1 loss. He beats out three postseason stars in the process. Mark Eaton of

There could be a new block king in the NBA, with Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler leading the field. Kessler is leading the league (due to Victor Wembanyama only playing 46 games), averaging 2.4 blocks per game. So, Kessler could stake his claim with the ...

SAN ANTONIO — Basketball superstar Victor Wembanyama has been a maestro of the blocked shot to start his NBA career, tallying 430 rejections at the rim to lead the league over the last two years. Wembanyama finished with a monstrous 3.8 blocks per game.

Victor Wembanyama (11 pts, 15 reb, 12 blk) set the all-time record for blocks in a Playoff game, but the Timberwolves took Game 1 of their Western Conference Semifinals series, surviving a game-winning 3-point attempt from Julian Champagnie to win 104-102.

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