San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama’s emotional reaction after last week’s comeback win has been criticized by former NBA guard Jason Williams.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Whoopin’ N Hollerin’ Podcast, Williams called out Wembanyama after the 22-year-old became emotional following the Spurs’ 116-112 comeback win over the Los Angeles Clippers last Friday.
Williams initially believed that Wembanyama cried after the loss, but learned that the moment came after a win.
“I don’t like anyone crying over losing a game. Like, I get it… I care more than anyone. I want to win more than anyone.”
After it was corrected that Wembanyama had actually cried after winning the game, Williams doubled down on his criticism.
“That makes it even worse. I thought the dude lost… I won the World Championship in ’06 and the last thing I was thinking about was motherfucking crying. And he’s talking about Game 64 and he cried because he won?”
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“I won the World Championship in ’06. And the last thing I was thinking about was motherfucking crying. And he’s talking about Game 64 and he cried because he won.”
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The moment came when San Antonio came back from a 25-point deficit to defeat the Clippers, one of the Spurs’ most dramatic wins of the season. Vembanyama led the comeback effort with 27 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks, one assist and one steal, while shooting 11-for-21 from the field, 4-for-9 from three-point range and 1-for-2 from the free throw line in 22 minutes.
After the win, Wembanyama became emotional on the court and later explained the meaning behind the moment during the post-game press conference.
Speaking to ClutchPoints reporter Hector Ledesma, Wembanyama reflected on how far Spurs have come as a team.
“For me, it’s very meaningful, that win. It’s definitely not a game that I would have seen us winning two years ago. It’s actually a game that two years ago I would have seen us losing by 30 or 40.”
Jason Williams, Patrick Beverley call out Victor Wembanyama as Spurs star dominates

Williams wasn’t the only former NBA player to react to the moment. Patrick Beverley also commented on Monday questioning the response on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Asking for a friend.
I cry when we win play-in games people say ‘he’s overreacting’
Wembley cries after regular season game, people say ‘it’s love for the game’
“You love moving the goal posts.”
Despite outside criticism, Vembanayama has continued to produce one of the most impressive seasons of his young career. In his third NBA season, he has averaged 23.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, three blocks, 2.9 assists and one steal per game, while shooting a career-high 50.5 percent from the field and 35 percent from three-point range in 50 games with 41 starts, while playing 29.1 minutes per contest.
San Antonio is the second seed in the Western Conference with a 47-17 record and enters its next matchup on a four-game winning streak.
The Spurs will try to extend that run on Tuesday night when they face the Boston Celtics (43-21) at 8:00 pm ET on NBC and Peacock.
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