Several other players, including Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox, showed up to support Biyombo. Others in attendance included coach Mitch Johnson and several of his assistants, general manager Brian Wright, franchise CEO R.C. Buford, Spurs managing partner Peter J. Holt and Spurs shareholder Charlie Amato. Wembanayama was one of the first players to arrive. "I actually did not speak to Vic about this," Biyombo said. "I just sent (invitations out) in a group text message, and he just showed up. And the first thing he did was give me this big hug, a full of smile, and I got somewhat emotional and said, "Man, thank you.' ... But that's who Vic is, man."
More on Victor Wembanyama: Recent HoopsHype Rumors
History could be made this season, as San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama could - and likely should - become the first player ever to win Defensive Player of the Year unanimously. Not only is the French superstar leading the NBA with 3.0 blocks per game, but he also anchors a Spurs defense that ranks Top 3 in defensive efficiency, giving up 110.4 points per 100 possessions. — 3/20/2026 HoopsHype
Comparing Ben Wallace to Wembanyama's cases to be unanimous Defensive Player of the Year is interesting. Wallace averaged more blocks per game at 3.5 to the Frenchman's 3.0, but he played in a much different era, one in which opposing bigs were posting up and trying to get buckets down low. If Wembanyama got posted up more often and wasn't forced to defend on the perimeter as much as today's game demands, there's little doubt he'd be picking up at least another block or two per game. — 3/20/2026 HoopsHype
According to our research, using an archetype-weighted composite score with a team defense anchor bonus, Wembanyama is the top defender in the league this season with a score of 34.5. The next closest player to him in the metric isn't even Holmgren (28.9, third), either, but Holmgren's teammate, Wallace (29.1). — 3/20/2026 HoopsHype
Gerald Bourguet: Furthermore, the L2M says there were two missed travel calls on Booker (0:37) and Jalen Green (0:27) as well as a missed foul call on Rasheer Fleming against Victor Wembanyama (1:35) — 3/20/2026 Bluesky
Victor Wembanyama buried a go-ahead 17-foot fadeaway over Oso Ighodaro with 1.1 seconds left to lift San Antonio to a 101-100 triumph over the Phoenix Suns. The shot marked Wembanyama's first go-ahead make in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime in his career, after missing on five previous attempts, according to ESPN Research. "We know it's not going to be an open shot most of the time," Wembanyama said."In this situation, you want to wait. If you take a shot too early, whether you make or miss it, you're shooting yourself in the foot because the defense would probably get the rebound and have time or inbound and have time. So, you want to shoot it as close to one or two seconds [remaining]. This way, we have a chance to get an offensive rebound if we miss and if we make [it], they don't have time." — 3/20/2026 ESPN
San Antonio is 20-2 since Feb. 1, the best mark in the NBA over that span. The Spurs finally ended their longest playoff drought (six seasons) in franchise history. Before this latest bout with futility, San Antonio had never missed the postseason in back-to-back seasons. "I'm happy for the city, the community and the organization," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. "To be a part of that process is rewarding."Wembanyama, meanwhile, credited De’Aaron Fox, the first winner of the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year award, for anticipating "what the defense would do, so [he] kind of told me what to do" on the go-ahead jumper that won the game. — 3/20/2026 ESPN
Justin Russo: Random factoid: Trey Murphy III is 3 dunks away from being the third player this season to log at least 100 dunks and 100 made 3s. The two who have done it so far are Victor Wembanyama and OG Anunoby. Murphy would be the only player this season to get to 100 dunks and 200 3s. — 3/19/2026 x.com
Channing Frye on Victor Wembanyama: "He is the NBA's golden child. He's crying during regular season games. He's out reading books. He's a hooper. He be talking [ __ ] He don't like other teams. He's a dog. He plays defense. He says things out loud that everyone assumes, right? And he says them with this like, ‘Oh, I'm going to work towards it.’ He's not saying like, ‘Oh, I deserve it.’ He's saying, ‘Yes, I have to step on the gas.’” “There's humility, but then there's like the the journey of like, dude, even if you don't make it, I respect the [ __ ] out of you. That that is a goal that you have because a lot of guys wouldn't put that out there.” — 3/18/2026 YouTube
Tom Orsborn: As the playoffs loom, Wemby said the Spurs can't get ahead of themselves: "It's a lot of anticipating, but we still got to stay in the moment, attack 82 games of the regular season. ... We can't skip steps, but it's definitely super exciting." — 3/18/2026 Bluesky
Maxime Aubin: Here’s what Victor Wembanyama told me (in French) about the management of his health and the back-and-forth with the Spurs staff: “I’m not sure I can call them negotiations, but we do have a lot of discussions. I don't give my trust easily, but the Spurs have made big progress over the past three years — in basketball, tactics, analytics, health and performance. That’s why I trust them more and more, because I also understand more and more what all of that really means.” — 3/18/2026 x.com
What NBA media is saying
Tom Orsborn (@tomorsborn.bsky.social): Bismack Biyombo received a large outpouring of support from his teammates, including Wemby, and others in the organization at his gala to raise funds to ease suffering in DR Congo. "We're brothers," Keldon Johnson said. "And this is what brothers do." www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... — 3/21/2026, 6:16:39 AM View post
Tom Orsborn (@tomorsborn.bsky.social): Wemby & Peter J. Holt at Bismack Biyombo’s Changing Lives, Building Futures Gala tonight at the Hilton La Cantera Resort & Spa. Mitch Johnson, along w/several players & Spurs executives, are also in attendance. The event raises money to aid children in the war-torn DC Congo, Biyombo’s home country. — 3/21/2026, 1:48:26 AM View post
HoopsHype (@hoopshypeofficial.bsky.social): Believe it or not, there has never been a unanimous Defensive Player of the Year. Victor Wembanyama could be the first one in NBA history this season. — 3/20/2026, 11:24:23 PM View post
Basketball Reference (@basketball-reference.com): 2025-2026 NBA Blocks Per Game Leaders: 3.0 - Victor Wembanyama 1.9 - Jay Huff 1.9 - Evan Mobley 1.9 - Chet Holmgren 1.6 - Isaiah Stewart All Leaders: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2026_leaders.html — 3/20/2026, 4:40:00 PM View post
KeithSmithNBA (@keithsmithnba.bsky.social): Spurs-Suns: 🏀Wemby...I don't even know what to say that hasn't been said. He's unreal. 🏀Some games Devin Vassell should (needs to) shoot more 🏀Suns are down, but they'll get it together. That team scraps. 🏀OSO!!! 15/7/7 and he made Wemby work. Can't ask for more than that. — 3/20/2026, 2:16:45 PM View post
Justin Kubatko (@statitudes.com): Last night's three stars in the NBA: ⭐️ Luka Doncic, Los Angeles Lakers ⭐️⭐️ VJ Edgecombe, Philadelphia 76ers ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs Read all about their performances and more in this morning's free game notes ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/statitud... — 3/20/2026, 2:11:26 PM View post
J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets.bsky.social): Luka, Wemby, Dell Curry + more! New @nodunks.com pod live at 10 a.m. ET Join The Stream Team ➡️ bit.ly/4shqPAJ — 3/20/2026, 1:12:13 PM View post
Jeff McDonald (@jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social): The (officially playoff bound on a Wemby game-winner) triple take: Spurs 101, Suns 100 1. How would this look for a first-round playoff matchup? 2. Without Castle, Fox picked up slack in fourth 3. Spurs scout paid off with late foul on Fleming www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs... — 3/20/2026, 5:35:17 AM View post
Mike Finger (@mikefinger.bsky.social): Wemby’s now at the point where the Spurs really don’t need to do something unnecessary, like run a play, with a game on the line. — 3/20/2026, 3:37:46 AM View post
Basketball Poetry (@basketballpoetry.com): Wemby game-winner, Luka about to drop 60… don’t let college steal all the glory tonight, NBA — 3/20/2026, 3:32:38 AM View post
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