"Victor Wembanyama dunked on Cooper Flagg's debut. And shot over it. And dribbled around it. And reminded everyone what was missing the last two months of the French star's second season. Wembanyama wowed the Dallas crowd, and had a noisy San Antonio contingent chanting M-V-P! M-V-P! in the teams' season opener, getting 40 points and 15 rebounds in the Spurs' 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night."
"The 7ft 4in Frenchman was playing in the regular season for the first time since deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot condition in his shoulder, required surgery and limited him to 46 games last campaign. I think we all knew he was going to be assertive, Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said. He's been out eight months. He's been waiting for this probably longer and more thorough than anybody else. You saw him take the moment and play spectacular."
"Flagg scored for the Spurs before he scored for himself, getting called for goaltending in the second quarter. His first bucket finally came on the first possession of the second half as the 18-year-old finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Flagg is the second-youngest player to start in his debut, two days older than LeBron James was 22 years ago."
Victor Wembanyama returned to regular-season play and produced 40 points and 15 rebounds as the Spurs routed the Mavericks 125-92. The 7ft-4in Frenchman dunked, shot over and dribbled around Cooper Flagg, energizing the Dallas crowd and prompting M-V-P chants. Wembanyama had missed time last season after deep vein thrombosis in his shoulder required surgery and limited him to 46 games. Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick, finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds in his debut and became the second-youngest player to start. Flagg did not attempt a shot in the final 22 minutes of the first half and showed first-game jitters, veteran Anthony Davis said.
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