By a terrible combination of circumstances, fans were deprived of a very high level duel between Victor Wembanyama and Luka Doncic this Saturday. After the big victory for his Mavericks, the leader spoke about the injury of the French prodigy.

If the meeting between the Mavericks and the Spurs was not glamorous on paper, since it pitted a solid playoff team against one of the worst teams in the league, the duel between Luka Doncic and Victor Wembanyama was enough to attract the attention of fans. Unfortunately, the wait was over even before kickoff.

A few days ago, Victor Wembanyama surprised many people by getting up and holding his place after twisting his ankle in the middle of a match. This Saturday, he was forced to withdraw after stepping on the foot of a Mavericks assistant during his warm-up. Unsurprisingly, the Spurs largely lost without their prodigy.

Luka discovers Victor Wembanyama’s injury

Repositioned in the paint, Jeremy Sochan nevertheless showed that he was anything but a leader with a performance of 23 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. On the Dallas side, Luka further blackened the score with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in just 31 minutes spent on the court. At a press conference, he spoke about his aborted duel with the Frenchman.

I didn’t even know Wembanyama was injured before your question… Did he get injured during the warm-up? It’s really bad luck. You always want to play against guys like that, so for me it’s obviously disappointing.

Obviously, Luka Doncic was not even aware of Victor Wembanyama’s injury.

This is proof that he enters the field with the sole aim of shining and helping his team win, no matter who is facing him. We can still be surprised by this lack of communication with the Mavericks staff, since the absence of the tricolor necessarily changed Dallas’ plans in this meeting. Well, in any case, Luka did Luka.

Luka Doncic would have liked to play against Victor Wembanyama this Saturday, but he didn’t even know why he wasn’t on the pitch. A last minute change which did not disturb the Slovenian leader at all.