Victor Wembanyama Is Glitching the NBA Matrix From the Bench

Let’s be real for a second: we are all just NPCs living in Victor Wembanyama’s simulation. If you needed any more proof that the San Antonio Spurs’ resident alien is playing on a hacked save file, look no further than Friday night.

While the rest of us were probably struggling to get off the couch after a long week, Wembanyama was busy rewriting history against the Atlanta Hawks. In a 126-98 blowout that felt more like a varsity team scrimmaging against middle schoolers, Wemby swatted a shot from Dyson Daniels in the third quarter. Why does that matter? Because it marked his 100th consecutive game with a block.

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You read that right. One hundred straight games. Most players are lucky to play 100 games in two seasons without getting hurt or traded, and this guy is out here turning the paint into a strict no-fly zone every single night.

This isn’t just a “good streak.” This is historic. By rejecting that shot, Wembanyama became only the third player in NBA history to record a block in triple-digit consecutive games. He joins Patrick Ewing (145 games) and Dikembe Mutombo (116 games). That is the company he keeps now. He isn’t just chasing modern stars; he’s hunting down the ghosts of 90s basketball centers.

And let’s not ignore the rest of his stat line, which looked like something a 12-year-old put up in NBA 2K on Rookie difficulty: 26 points, 12 assists, and two blocks. The man is 7’4″ and dropping dimes like a point guard while protecting the rim like a gargoyle.

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Here is the part that makes this whole situation hilarious and terrifying at the same time: Wembanyama is doing all of this off the bench.

Yes, the Spurs have decided to unleash the most unique weapon in basketball history as a Sixth Man. It feels like when a high-level gamer creates a new account just to stomp on new players in the lower lobbies. It’s unfair. It’s disrespectful. And it is working.

San Antonio has been bringing Wembanyama off the bench for five straight games now, including their recent NBA Cup run. You might think this is a temporary thing, right? Just easing him back after that calf strain that cost him 12 games?

Well, don’t hold your breath. Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson gave the most non-committal, vague answer possible when asked about it.

“That’s going to be the plan until it’s not,” Johnson told reporters. “The season’s long and grueling… It’s a treacherous schedule, and so we have to continue to take it day-by-day.”

Translation: “We are winning, he is dominating, and we aren’t changing a thing.”

The League Is In Trouble (Again)

The terrifying reality for the rest of the NBA is that the Spurs are actually… good? They are sitting at 20-7, which is a massive leap from the tank-fest we witnessed last year. They’ve won eight of their last 10 games.

Teammate Devin Vassell summed it up perfectly after the win against the Wizards recently.

“As soon as he gets out there, it’s just him being himself, being aggressive, being dominant,” Vassell said. “And to see that he’s doing it on a minutes restriction, the league is in trouble.”

He’s not wrong. Wembanyama is averaging over 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks while playing limited minutes and coming off the pine. He is essentially speed-running the Defensive Player of the Year award.

If this is what Wembanyama looks like when the Spurs are being “cautious,” I don’t even want to know what happens when they take the training wheels off. For now, we just have to sit back and watch him chase down Ewing’s record, one spiked volleyball shot at a time.