Victor Wembanyama to miss Thursday night game for San Antonio Spurs to manage injury

[p]The Spurs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/los-angeles-clippers-vPeTYlqm/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=fXGEFDn9"]said on their afternoon injury report[/a] that the 22-year-old Frenchman would be sidelined to "manage" a right ankle issue, with no suggestion of a long-term absence.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Wembanyama[/a], who was named Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month for March earlier on Thursday, scored 41 points in the Spurs' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/golden-state-warriors-SxUtXqch/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=fHCjhJlo"]127-113 victory[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Golden State Warriors[/a] on Wednesday.[/p][embed guid="9a4b573b-868e-47de-bd6e-011069d6c263" url="https://x.com/joeylinn_/status/2039796328948195485?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The move gives Wembanyama a brief respite with the playoffs looming. The Spurs are in the playoffs for the first time since 2019.[/p][p]But the Most Valuable Player candidate and favorite for Defensive Player of the Year honors must play at least three of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]San Antonio[/a]'s five remaining regular-season games after Thursday to be eligible for awards consideration.[/p]