Victor Wembanyama has racked up many dunks throughout an incredible start to his promising NBA career.
He added another one to his collection, this time throwing a dunk over Kon Knueppel during the San Antonio Spurs' matchup against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday afternoon.
Victor Wembanyama's poster dunk over Kon Knueppel
Wembanyama is halfway through the third season of his career, making significant strides while leading San Antonio into playoff contention.
As for Knueppel, he is making serious waves as one of the best performing rookies in the 2025 NBA Draft class. His elite shooting ability has helped Charlotte make solid progress as the team has entered the fold as a potential play-in squad.
However, Wembanyama decided to put Knueppel on a poster. The highlight took place in the early minutes of the second quarter as rookie guard Dylan Harper threw up an alley-oop pass to Wembanyama. The latter caught the ball over Knueppel as he completed the lob with a powerful two-handed dunk over the Hornets rookie.
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Despite the impressive highlight, Knueppel and the Hornets had the last laugh after stunning Wembanyama and the Spurs 111-106 at home.
San Antonio got off to a solid start as the team led 30-26 after the first quarter. However, Charlotte took control of the game and never looked back after putting up a 35-17 display in the second quarter.
Seven players scored in double-digits for San Antonio in the loss, including Wembanyama. He finished with a stat line of 16 points, eight rebounds, one assist, and one steal. He shot 6-of-15 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. Dylan Harper led the team in scoring with 20 points and two assists. Stephon Castle came next with 16 points and nine assists, Julian Champagnie had 13 points and five rebounds, Devin Vassell put up 13 points and five rebounds, while De'Aaron Fox and Harrison Barnes provided 11 points each.
San Antonio fell to a 32-16 record on the season, holding the third spot in the Western Conference standings. They are two games above the Houston Rockets and 2.5 games above the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns. However, they trail the Denver Nuggets by 0.5 games and Oklahoma City Thunder by 5.5 games.
The Spurs will look to bounce back in their next matchup, being at home. They host the Orlando Magic on Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. ET.
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