San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is \u201cprogressing\u201d through concussion protocol, coach Mitch Johnson said Thursday, but his status for Game 3 against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday remains uncertain.<\/p>\n
Johnson said Wembanyama, who suffered the concussion in Game 2,\u00a0will travel with the team, but the Spurs coach reiterated that the Spurs are following the league\u2019s protocol. Wembanyama was spotted at practice<\/a> Thursday, walking and talking with Johnson.<\/p>\n \u201cHe looks good,\u201d Johnson said Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep going through the protocol and hope he continues to progress. It\u2019s pretty straightforward, so obviously, we hope he\u2019ll be back at some point, and we\u2019ll allow the protocol to play out. There\u2019s nothing more important than his health.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked if Wembanyama has been ruled out for Friday\u2019s game, Johnson added, \u201cWe haven\u2019t even had that discussion. The protocol is the protocol and the league is actually who\u2019s at the top of that. \u2026 Whatever that timing is, that\u2019s what it will be.\u201d<\/p>\n Wembanyama exited the Spurs\u2019 eventual 106-103 loss in the second quarter Tuesday after falling face-first to the floor<\/a> while driving to the basket. After lying on the hardwood for several seconds, he appeared to be dazed and groggy when he attempted to stand. Wembanyama later got up on his own, went to the locker room for further evaluation and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.<\/p>\n