That competitive edge was displayed by Victor in the Surs’ recent semi-final clash against OKC in the 2025 NBA Cup. He scored 22 points in 21 minutes to end the Thunder’s (franchise-best) 16-game winning streak and finish with a plus/minus rating of +21, while Holmgren finished with just 17 points in 31 minutes.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs recently did something only one other team in the NBA has managed this season. They beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder have been spectacular to start the 2025-26 campaign,

And that's perfectly fine. In fact, the NBA probably loves Wembanyama's one-sided bickering with Holmgren. And hopes the other party joins in sooner or later. After all, NBA fans love its theatrics almost as much as it loves the actual games being played.

After handing the defending champs only their second loss of the year, Victor Wembanyama fired verbal shots at the Thunder.

Wembanyama is gradually expected to ramp up to his season average of just under 34 minutes per game. Even if the All-Star big man is unlikely to reach that figure against the Knicks, the 20-plus minutes he is expected to play should be highly impactful.

Victor Wembanyama says trash talk fuels his game after returning from injury, leading Spurs past Thunder into NBA Cup final with 22 points.

Eric Samulski discusses Victor Wembanyama's sensational return from a calf injury that helped propel the Spurs to the NBA Cup final and how the rest of the team was affected by his reintroduction into the lineup.

Stan Van Gundy on wants a new nickname for Victor Wembanyama, not ‘The Alien’: “The only thing is, in the current political environment, you gotta watch that word. They deport those. We do not want Victor Wembanyama deported. Let’s go with a different nickname.” Thoughts?… pic.twitter.com/a69156SPxb