Wembanyama has been ruled out for this matchup as he continues to recover from a left calf muscle injury that he suffered following a defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Monday, November 17th.

The initial prognosis expected the French star to miss around two to three weeks, with a re-evaluation scheduled for early December, suggesting his return to the court is drawing near.

The loss of the 21-year-old superstar is a major blow for the Spurs, as Wembanyama is having an incredible season so far. He currently leads his team in scoring (averaging 26.2 points per game) and leads the entire NBA in both rebounding (12.9 per game) and blocks (3.6 per contest).

In his absence, Luke Kornet has stepped into the starting center role, though his numbers (8.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game) are nowhere near the production of the French phenom.

Spurs and Nuggets injury reports

Wembanyama is not the only player sidelined for San Antonio tonight. They will also be without guard Stephon Castle (left hip flexor strain) and reserve guard Jordan McLaughlin (left hamstring strain).

However, the Nuggets also arrive at this contest dealing with significant injury concerns. They will be without two starters: Christian Braun (left ankle sprain) and Aaron Gordon (right hamstring strain) remain out while recovering from their injuries. Julian Strawther (lower back injury management) is also unavailable for tonight’s game.

Britney Spears is not only one of the most popular stars of all time, but there are few people who don’t recognize her by now. TMZ reported that the Pop Princess was allegedly assaulted Wednesday night.

The culprit was reportedly the Spurs’ director of team security, Damian Smith. Police sources confirmed to the media that the situation is not being handled as a criminal matter, but quite the opposite.

The police determined that Smith was not actually trying to hurt the 41-year-old singer, but that his goal was to defend Victor Wembanyama, the French basketball player who is a member of the San Antonio Spurs team.

What happened between Britney Spears and Damian Smith?

Britney Spears was attacked by a member of NBA security Wednesday night in Las Vegas. In theory, Smith backhanded the singer in the face, which is why she ended up filing a police report.

TMZ reported that the incident took place at Catch restaurant at the ARIA Hotel around 8:30 PM. The pop star was not alone, but was together with several people and among them was her husband, Sam Asghari.

Apparently, when Spears and her group entered the restaurant and saw Victor Wembanyama they wanted to take a picture with him, because the singer is a fan. When she approached him for a photo and tapped him on his right shoulder, the security manager hit her and knocked her to the ground.

Britney just got up and went to her table. After a while, the security man came over and personally apologized to the star, telling her “You understand what it’s like when you’re surrounded by fans”. He confessed that he didn’t know it was her and Spears accepted his apology.