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title: "Victor Wembanyama says he must be more of a team player at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio; Spurs trail 2-1 in series"
sdDatePublished: "2026-05-23T13:39:00Z"
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Victor Wembanyama says he must be more of a team player at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio; Spurs trail 2-1 in series

NBA star Victor Wembanyama: "I need to be more of a team player"

NBA Playoffs 2026: Victor Wembanyama says he needs to be "more of a team player" as San Antonio fall to Oklahoma again

Despite top-scoring in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, French basketball star felt he let his Spurs teammates down.

Victor Wembanyamasaid he needs to improve his game and be "more of a team player" after theSan Antonio Spurssuffered a second successive defeat toOklahoma City Thunderin theNBA Western Conference Finals.

San Antonio lost 123-108 to Oklahoma in Friday's (22 May) home match at Frost Bank Center, to go 2-1 down in the best-of-seven series.

Frenchbasketballsuperstar Wembanyama actually top-scored in Game 3 with 26 points.

But he said: "I have trouble making my teammates better right now. I should do better.

"My shooting splits aren't terrible. I need to be more of a team player."

Wembanyama is the first San Antonio player sinceTim Duncanin 2007 to score 20 points or more in three consecutive matches.

But the 22-year-old, who posted hiscareer-best performancein Monday's Game 1 double-overtime victory, believes there is room for improvement.

"Facilitate better, rebound the ball better," theParis 2024Olympic silver medallist explained.

"Push their defense a little bit more, to fight further and see how much they're willing to help off of my teammates and feed them.

"I feel like each and every one of us has got to be better. As a team, as an organization, there's a lot of new experiences. We're just going to have to find the answers."

The series continues with Game 4 at the same venue on Sunday (24 May).

The winner of the Western Conference Finals will face theNew York Knicksor theCleveland Cavaliersfrom the Eastern Conference in theNBA Finals, which begins on4 June.

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