FILE - San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama warms up before Game 3 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) (Jenny Kane, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is cleared to play against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday afternoon, five days after he fell face-first and sustained a concussion in Game 2.
According to ESPN NBA reporter Shams Charania, Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4.
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Here’s Victor Wembanyama warming up for game 4. He cleared concussion protocol and is available to play. #PorVidapic.twitter.com/TOLgsKRTGa
Charania reported that Wembanyama passed his neurological tests going through stages of protocol.
Wembanyama was diagnosed with a concussion after he took a hard fall during the second quarter of Game 2 on Tuesday night. The injury kept him out for the rest of the night.
Wembanyama passed his neurological tests going through stages of protocol after sustaining a concussion Tuesday night -- cardio work after 24 hours, increasing his activities Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and receiving the Spurs' medical sign-off and league clearance on Sunday. https://t.co/26HNK61kEA
Andrea K. Moreno is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. She graduated from Texas State University with an electronic media degree and a minor in psychology. She also attended San Antonio College, where she held several positions at The Ranger, now known as The Sundial, for three years.