{"id":1964683,"date":"2026-05-31T08:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964683"},"modified":"2026-05-31T08:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:16:14","slug":"the-aliens-time-has-come-wembanyama-will-fight-for-his-first-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964683","title":{"rendered":"The alien&#8217;s time has come: Wembanyama will fight for his first ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31\/6a1bedf751347.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet ue-l-article--expand-right-half-from-desktop\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-group\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-container\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker\">San Antonio Spurs<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"ue-c-article__headline js-headline js-headlineb \">The alien&#8217;s time has come: Wembanyama will fight for his first ring<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article__standfirst\">The Spurs dethrone the champion Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals and will battle the Knicks for the title<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__body\" data-section=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column ue-l-article--minimum-content-from-tablet\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-phablet ue-l-article--expand-left-full-from-tablet ue-c-article__media--main-media\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"Victor Wembanyama\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31\/6a1bedf751347.jpeg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Victor Wembanyama<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-source\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\">LAPRESSE<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                NACHO DUQUE \/ KEVIN CARTER\n                    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T08:16:14Z\">                            31\/05\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>03:16<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  ue-c-article__share-tools--direction-column js_socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Compartir art\u00edculo en Redes Sociales\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--facebook\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--twitter\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Twitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--telegram\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Whatsapp<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--email\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir por Mail<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">In his third season in the NBA, <strong>Victor Wembanyama will fight for his first championship ring. The Spurs dethroned the reigning champion Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, 103-111<\/strong>, and starting this Thursday (2:30 a.m. Spanish time) <strong>they will face the Knicks<\/strong> in the battle for the title. It will be a repeat of the 1999 Finals, the one that crowned San Antonio for the first time and the last time New York was seen in the decisive series.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Because <strong>the alien&#8217;s time has come<\/strong>. The player called to change basketball with a never-before-seen blend of anatomy, mobility, and skill will fight for the ring. <strong>He is 22 years old. He can dominate the NBA for at least the next decade<\/strong>\u00a0and he is hungry: &#8220;Winning the title is a childhood dream. It is almost like the meaning of my life.&#8221; His sidekicks <strong>Dylan Harper and\u00a0Stephon Castle<\/strong> are 20 and 21 years old, respectively, even though they play as if they were 30.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;I can&#8217;t explain this feeling. It&#8217;s very intense and I want to feel it many more times in my life<\/strong>. God! It&#8217;s an unreal opportunity to be champion. It&#8217;s incredible. <strong>My life is incredible<\/strong>. I love experiencing these moments with my teammates. I love them so much,&#8221; said Wembanyama, with tears in his eyes after reaching the final.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>I can&#8217;t explain this feeling. It&#8217;s very intense and I want to feel it many more times in my life<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Victor Wembanyama, p\u00edvot de los Spurs<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>The center was chosen as the MVP of the series<\/strong>. In the first Game 7 of a Conference final since 2018, <strong>he scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds<\/strong>. Just as decisive as he was the three-point shooting of <strong>Julien Champagnie, who finished 6\/10 to reach 20 points. Stephon Castle added 16<\/strong>, plus six rebounds and as many assists.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Thunder absences<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>The Thunder were once again led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who finished with 35 points, four rebounds and nine assists<\/strong>. On the key day, he was more alone than on other occasions. <strong>The champions missed two of their creators. Jalen Williams<\/strong> missed Game 7 with a left hamstring injury and <strong>Ajay Mitchell<\/strong> was dealing with a soleus problem. Without them, the second option was <strong>Cason Wallace (17+7)<\/strong>. <strong>There was barely any news of Chet Holmgren, Wemby\u2019s nemesis. He finished with four points<\/strong> and 1\/2 from the field in 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Wembanyama has led the Spurs to their sixth NBA Finals and their first since 2014<\/strong>. Now he will try to capture the franchise&#8217;s sixth ring, emulating <strong>Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard<\/strong>&#8230; Legends of a team who, in some cases, have served as mentors to the 2.24-meter French prodigy, whom they have carefully nurtured since his arrival in the League. A slow cook\u2014for some, too slow\u2014to reach this moment: fighting to be champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Popovich is the boss. He&#8217;s going through some things we can&#8217;t even imagine. I need to call him, see him, talk to him<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Victor Wembanyama, p\u00edvot de los Spurs<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Special mention for <strong>Gregg Popovich<\/strong>, with whom he began his career and with whom he has a special relationship. <strong>&#8220;He&#8217;s the boss<\/strong>. He&#8217;s going through some things we can&#8217;t even imagine. <strong>I need to call him, see him, talk to him<\/strong>, because there&#8217;s no way I can understand right now how he feels,&#8221; said Wemby after the victory over the legendary coach. He was <strong>his first coach, but had to step down after suffering a stroke<\/strong>. He is still close to the team. During the playoff series against the Thunder, he even gave a motivational speech in the locker room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"taboola-art-mid-script\" data-ue-is-premium=\"false\" data-ue-is-basic=\"true\" data-ue-is-mobile=\"false\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__tags-container\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__tags\" aria-label=\"Etiquetado como:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Victor Wembanyama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news \" aria-label=\"Art\u00edculos relacionados\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">san-antonio-spurs <\/span>NBA frowns upon Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s actions with stern warning ahead of WCF Game 6<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">san-antonio-spurs <\/span>Mitch Johnson targets Victor Wembanyama as Spurs teeter on the brink of elimination against Thunder<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">san-antonio-spurs <\/span>Victor Wembanyama latest individual achievement puts him on the right track to enter the GOAT conversation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-popular-links js-featured-links ue-c-popular-links--closed\">\n<ul class=\"list ue-c-popular-links__list hidden-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-popular-links__list-item \">NBA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-basketball_nba_san-antonio-spurs_n_b300x100_1556f42f186b91fbb98e164c\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item ue-l-article--grow\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label ue-c-ad--sticky\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-basketball_nba_san-antonio-spurs_n_r_1556f42f186b91fbb98e164c\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item ue-l-article--no-grow js-notice-sticky\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label ue-c-ad--sticky\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-basketball_nba_san-antonio-spurs_n_rb_1556f42f186b91fbb98e164c\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/basketball\/nba\/san-antonio-spurs\/2026\/05\/31\/the-alien-s-time-has-come-wembanyama-will-fight-for-his-first-ring.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/05\/31\/6a1bedf751347.jpeg&#8221;] San Antonio Spurs The alien&#8217;s time has come: Wembanyama will fight for his first ring The Spurs dethrone the champion Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals and will battle the Knicks for the title Victor WembanyamaLAPRESSE NACHO DUQUE \/ KEVIN CARTER Updated 31\/05\/2026 &#8211; 03:16CDT Compartir en Facebook Compartir [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,45],"class_list":["post-1964683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-marca-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1964683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964683\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1964683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1964683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1964683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}