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San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama will miss the team’s Saturday NBA home game against Portland due to a left knee injury, the team announced.<\/p>\n

In the club’s afternoon injury report, the 7-foot-4 (2.24m) Frenchman was listed with knee soreness after suffering the injury in a Wednesday victory over the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama, who turns 22 on Sunday, hyperextended the knee but multiple reports said an MRI exam on Thursday showed no ligament damage.<\/p>\n

Despite the good sign, Wembanyama did not travel with the team to Indianapolis for a 123-113 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday.<\/p>\n

Wembanyama has averaged a team-high 24.3 points, a club-best 11.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and a team-high 2.9 blocked shots a game in 21 appearances this season for the Spurs, whose 25-9 record matches Detroit for second-best in the league.<\/p>\n

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Wembanyama, sidelined for 12 games by a left calf strain earlier this season, will miss his 14th game of the campaign on Saturday.<\/p>\n

That means he can miss only three more contests the remainder of the season to stay eligible for the NBA’s post-season awards.<\/p>\n

The next chance for Wembanyama to return to the San Antonio lineup will be Tuesday when the Spurs play at Memphis.<\/p>\n

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