Wembanyama Returns Off Bench on Minutes Limit After Knee Soreness

Victor Wembanyama
January 2026

Victor Wembanyama returned from left knee soreness, came off the bench with a minutes restriction, and scored 30 points in 21 minutes in a narrow Spurs loss. Spurs staff said medical and coaching groups agreed he was ready, but will keep daily monitoring and careful load management. The plan is to avoid short stop-start appearances and protect longer-term availability.