Game Thread 2026 NBA PLAYOFFS - RND 1 - GAME #2 - BLAZERS @ SPURS - APRIL 21, 2026 - TUESDAY - 5:00 PM - NBC - PEACOCK (7 Viewers)

[blazerkor]

This doesn't mean anything for a concussion. Does he have a headache? Can he pass all of the focus/memory tests? Can he pass the physical/balance tests?

There's a lot that goes into it. The last thing anyone wants is for Wemby's head to brush up against someone's shoulder and for him to be knocked out again.

 

[wizenheimer]

Our best player (or at worst second best player) is also injured.

Deni?

last 5 games:


avg 26.6 pts; 6 reb, 6 asts

what would you expect from him 'healthy'?

This doesn't mean anything for a concussion. Does he have a headache? Can he pass all of the focus/memory tests? Can he pass the physical/balance tests?

There's a lot that goes into it. The last thing anyone wants is for Wemby's head to brush up against someone's shoulder and for him to be knocked out again.

he did run off the floor without help. Probably depends on the severity of the concussion and how he performs in the tests. I wouldn't expect him to play Friday; quite possible Sunday. But we won't know for a while if he even flies to Portland

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Probably AI like those 6 fingered Netanyahu videos.

 

[Idog1976]

Deni?

last 5 games:

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avg 26.6 pts; 6 reb, 6 asts

what would you expect from him 'healthy'?


he did run off the floor without help. Probably depends on the severity of the concussion and how he performs in the tests. I wouldn't expect him to play Friday; quite possible Sunday. But we won't know for a while if he even flies to Portland

Gee I wonder which game he got hurt in and which game he played all hurt? One of these things is half of the others. Deni has no explosion and is clearly hobbled out there. Maybe he will be fine in game 3 if so then I think we will do well especially if no Wemby.

Our best player is a fully healthy Dame. Will he ever come back at that level? Maybe not. Point is, unless Dame is now washed he’s extremely good and he is on the sideline and Sharpe is still coming back from injury. Deni is either our best or second best player depending on how Dame comes back.

Also follow up, the Spurs are the luckiest/tankingest team in the league so fuck them. Nobody cares that Oden got injured or Roy’s career was cut short. Fuck the Spurs.

Honestly the NBA gods should be mad at them for their tanking for Duncan, then Wemby and then Castle when they already had Wemby that’s disgusting. I get tanking for Wemby, but I always felt their tank for Duncan was disgusting and annoyed they got rewarded.

They have now drafted 3 of the 4 best big men of the past 40 years. Them having bad luck for once seems only fair given their insane run of luck for 40 years. Having already a 20 year title window going back to the 1990’s 5 championships, and then a brief blip and boom back to contending likely for the next 10-15 years is a dream scenario for any team. Them having a minor injury that maybe loses them a series is a tiny blip in their insane run of luck for 40 years.

Luck goes both ways and the entire league mocked us around the failure of the Oden draft due to injuries. Wemby’s impact is what Oden’s should have been, sure Oden wasn’t going to shoot like that but we should have had a title run and the whole ass run was stolen. Wemby bumping his head isn’t even CLOSE to Oden’s career ending injuries and then Roy’s

I hope Wemby makes a full recovery, but I also hope we win this series and every game without him helps our chances. Its not like a career ending injury or even one that bothers him next season. Luck is part of winning in the playoffs see Kevin Love, Durant injury etc etc ad nauseum.

And in summation, fuck the Spurs and I hope we take their lunch money.

 

[inconceivable]

Even if he cleared the protocol, the Spurs would be dumb to let him play Game 3. The human brain is not something to take lightly. You need to err on the side of caution. Esp with a generational player like him.

 

[KingSpeed]

now

so do I. I just don't want to see injuries and am not biased enough to discount what they mean

Oh by all means, tell us what they mean.


Btw, I’m watching the game again I know everyone has been bashing Grant and while he had a rough game overall, he scores maybe the most important bucket, a 3 point play to break their 12-0 run in the 4th quarter. We were dead in the water before that play. Also- we were playing awesome D on Wemby before he went down. I’m pretty sure we win even if he doesn’t get hurt. Wemby was, after all, a -7 on the court.

 

[Domihatin]

Sure I want him to recover, but this is a gift. Nobody cried for us when Oden and Roy went down and the dynasty that never was got strangled in the crib. I have no sympathy for probably the luckiest team in the entire league. Wemby is fine he just will miss a few games. The Spurs have a decade of contention ahead of them to add to the prior almost 20 year stint with Duncan. Honestly fuck the Spurs they have had enough luck for a century.

Especially since Wemby is a flailing flopper. He looks out of control at times and I don't think it's accidental. I hate how he was allowed to slam down on Deni's vulnerable back in game 1 during the first minute of the game without a call.

Wemby: Whooooooooops, I was falling, ohhhh, another player got in my way? I just had to break my fall with their back. Oooops, sorrrry, my bad!

Refs: Oh, no worries! We won't blame you for that! It was Deni's fault for being there! Not gonna call a foul on the famous Wembinator! Gosh, you're tall! Autograph after the game?

 

[tiredhunter]

I keep thinking of this Sterling.


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Is it too much to ask him to yell "Lana" while attacking the defender a few possessions in a row? And what would the trigger to shout Danger Zone?