Victor Wembanyama has a concussion after slamming face-first to court in loss

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol after tumbling face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night's playoff loss to Portland.

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was placed in the NBA's concussion protocol after tumbling face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night's playoff loss to Portland.

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"He has a concussion. He's in the protocol," Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said after San Antonio fell 106-103 to even the Western Conference first-round series at one game apiece. "We'll take the proper and appropriate steps."

Any extended absence by Wembanyama would be a massive blow to San Antonio, which finished with the league's second-best record behind the versatile 7-foot-4 center from France.