{"id":295238,"date":"2023-10-26T08:24:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295238"},"modified":"2023-10-26T08:24:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T08:24:54","slug":"victor-wembanyama-is-slammed-by-fans-for-his-bust-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/nba\/victor-wembanyama-is-slammed-by-fans-for-his-bust-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama is SLAMMED by fans for his &apos;bust&apos; debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Victor Wembanyama is SLAMMED by fans for his &#8216;bust&#8217; debut after spending most of the game in foul trouble in Spurs&#8217; defeat to Mavericks<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wembanyama scored 16 points, most of which came late in the fourth quarter\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was the only Spurs starter to play less than 25 minutes in their season opener\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NBA\u00a0fans did not hold back when discussing No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s subpar debut in the San Antonio Spurs&#8217; 126-119 season opening loss to the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama played 23 minutes was 6-9 with 15 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals, and one block.<\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama was the only member of the Spurs starting lineup with less than 25 minutes played after he spent large portions of the contest sitting out due to foul trouble.<\/p>\n<p>It was not until late in the fourth quarter that the 19-year-old began to salvage his poor stat line after spending what felt like forever stuck with only six points.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What an underwhelming debut for Victor Wembanyama,&#8217; one fan wrote with a yawning emoji.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017317-12674031-image-a-55_1698295468853.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Victor\u00a0Wembanyama was heavily criticized for an underwhelming performance in his debut<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017281-12674031-image-a-56_1698295471624.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wembanyama recorded only 16 points and spent most of the game in foul trouble\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Wembanyama is an actual uncoordinated giraffe, what a disappointment,&#8217; said another fan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Wembanyama biggest bust I\u2019ve ever seen,&#8217; wrote one fan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m never betting on victor Wembanyama again he\u2019s banned,&#8217; posted another unsatisfied viewer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Anyone who said wembanyama would draft above Lebron. Needs to call alcoholics anonymous,&#8217; wrote one person who posted a picture of Wembanyama&#8217;s stat line showing only six points after 16 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017339-12674031-image-a-73_1698295691587.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017347-12674031-image-a-74_1698295696632.jpg\" height=\"580\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017349-12674031-image-a-75_1698295701445.jpg\" height=\"221\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017345-12674031-image-m-77_1698295709697.jpg\" height=\"798\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/26\/05\/77017351-12674031-image-a-78_1698295718843.jpg\" height=\"217\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans did not hold back while bashing the No. 1 overall pick for his subpar stat line all night<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;NBA media watching Victor Wembanyama be a bum,&#8217; 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