On Thursday evening, the San Antonio Spurs will play their final preseason game when they visit the Houston Rockets. For the game, the Spurs will be without their best player, as Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama lived up to the hype in his rookie season in the NBA. He ran away with the Rookie of the Year plum after putting up 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and a league-best 3.6 blocks per game. He finished second to compatriot Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Defensive Player of the Year award.