stiffed the Charlotte Hornets again Friday night.
Maybe that’s too harsh a way to put it. But Wembanyama is the gift to the NBA that keeps on not giving to the Hornets, who at least took advantage of his absence to edge the San Antonio Spurs, 124-120.
The Hornets missed out on Wembanyama by a single spot in the NBA draft lottery in May 2023 — the Hornets earned the No. 2 choice when a once-in-a-generation, 7-foot-3 talent was at No. 1. It felt like Anthony Davis all over again.
So instead of seeing Wemby play 41 home games each season in Charlotte, as Hornets fans had so desperately hoped, they only get a single one, on the Spurs’ lone annual visit each NBA season.