Victor Wembanyama left 'disappointed' with concussion protocol after making return

[p]The 22-year-old from France, named the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year and in the running for Most Valuable Player, banged his head on the court in a hard fall in last Tuesday's game two of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-antonio-spurs/IwmkErSH/"]Spurs[/a] first-round playoff series against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland Trail Blazers[/a].[/p][p]The Spurs lost that game but won game three without him on Friday when he wasn't cleared to play.[/p][p]He returned with a sparkling performance of 27 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocked shots in Sunday's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/portland-trail-blazers-4Awl14c5/san-antonio-spurs-IwmkErSH/?mid=raVIJTlR"]114-93 victory[/a] in Portland.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wembanyama-victor/jFmM1MFl/"]Wembanyama[/a] said the frightening looking fall on Tuesday was "[b]not too much of a scary moment[/b]."[/p][p]"[b]I think it was always under control,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]But he admitted that "[b]being concussed like that, very weird feeling[/b]."[/p][p]Wembanyama said the Spurs and all of the doctors involved had "[b]taken great care of me[/b]."[/p][embed guid="6e80ed45-bde4-411b-81ed-4bf89f7281f3" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2048532041839313056?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]But he was clearly frustrated by the concussion protocol, which requires a 48-hour rest period followed by a gradual return to physical activity and daily neurological tests.[/p][p]A player must be cleared by his team and the NBA's concussion program director in order to return to play.[/p][p]After telling ESPN in an on-court interview that he was "unhappy" with how the process was handled by some of the parties involved Wembanyama said he didn't want to go into specifics.[/p][p]"[b]I won't get into the details[/b]," he said. "[b]I don't want it to become a distraction. Ask me again at the end of the season[/b]."[/p][p]"[b]The way the situation was handled was very disappointing[/b]," Wembanyama said.[/p][p]Pressed about the reasons he was given for having to sit out on Friday, Wembanyama said: "[b]There was no reason given[/b]."[/p][p]San Antonio, the second seed in the Western Conference, lead the Trail Blazers 3-1 in their best-of-seven series and can close it out at home on Tuesday.[/p]